悪あく魔ま

noun

devil; demon; fiend

General term for a malevolent supernatural being; also used figuratively for a cruel or wicked person.

• 彼かれは悪あく魔まのように冷れい酷こくだ。

  He is as ruthless as a devil.

• そのゲームには強きょう力りょくな悪あく魔まが登とう場じょうする。

  A powerful demon appears in that game.

noun

Satan; the Devil

Specifically the Devil in Christian contexts; often used with the definite article in English.

See also: サタン

• キリスト教きょうでは、悪あく魔まは神かみに敵てき対たいする存そん在ざいとされる。

  In Christianity, the Devil is considered an adversary of God.

noun

Māra; evil forces hindering enlightenment

Buddhist term for the demonic forces or temptations that obstruct spiritual progress.

• 仏ぶっ教きょうでは、修しゅ行ぎょう者しゃの悟さとりを妨さまたげるものを悪あく魔まと呼よぶことがある。

  In Buddhism, things that hinder a practitioner's enlightenment are sometimes called Māra.