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  2. Wickedness - Wikipedia

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    Wickedness is generally considered a synonym for evil or sinfulness. Among theologians and philosophers, it has the more specific meaning of a profound evil committed consciously and of free will. [1] It can also be considered the quality or state of being wicked. [2]

  3. Evil - Wikipedia

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    Evil, by one definition, is being bad and acting out morally incorrect behavior; or it is the condition of causing unnecessary pain and suffering, thus containing a net negative on the world. [1] Evil is commonly seen as the opposite, or sometimes absence, of good.

  4. Demon - Wikipedia

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    Bronze statue of the Assyro-Babylonian demon king Pazuzu, c. 800–700 BCE, Louvre. A demon is a malevolent supernatural entity. [1] Historically, belief in demons, or stories about demons, occurs in folklore, mythology, religion, and literature; these beliefs are reflected in media including comics, fiction, film, television, and video games.

  5. List of death deities - Wikipedia

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    In religions where a single god is the primary object of worship, the representation of death is usually that god's antagonist, and the struggle between the two is central to the folklore of the culture. In such dualistic models, the primary deity usually represents good, and the death god embodies evil.

  6. Good and evil - Wikipedia

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    In philosophy, religion, and psychology, "good and evil" is a common dichotomy.In religions with Manichaean and Abrahamic influence, evil is perceived as the dualistic antagonistic opposite of good, in which good should prevail and evil should be defeated.

  7. Malevolence - Wikipedia

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    Malevolence or Malevolent may refer to: Concepts. Evil; Hostility; Malice (law) Sadistic personality disorder, the experience of feeling pleasure from the pain of others;

  8. Apotropaic magic - Wikipedia

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    Apotropaic magic (from Greek αποτρέπω, apotrépō 'to ward off') or protective magic is a type of magic intended to turn away harm or evil influences, as in deflecting misfortune or averting the evil eye.

  9. Harm - Wikipedia

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    Moral philosopher Bernard Gert construed harm (or "evil") as any of the following: [1] pain; death; disability; mortality; loss of abil ity or freedom; loss of pleasure. Joel Feinberg gives an account of harm as setbacks to interests. [2] He distinguishes welfare interests from ulterior interests. Hence on his view there are two kinds of harm ...