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German
Etymology
Nominalization of leibhaftig (“incarnate, personified”). Literally, “the incarnate”.
Proper noun
Leibhaftiger m (proper noun, adjectival, usually definite, definite nominative der Leibhaftige, definite genitive des Leibhaftigen)
- (theology, euphemistic) the Devil
- Synonyms: Teufel, Luzifer, Satan, Höllenfürst
1829, Hermes, Oder, Kritisches Jahrbuch Der Literatur, volumes 33-35:Ja, sie ist die Schlange (der Leibhaftige selbst), die zu dem Menschen spricht: Erkenne Dich, Du bist Gott, und es ist kein Gott außer Dir.- Yes, it is the serpent (the Devil himself), who said to the people: Know yourself, you are God and there is no other God but you.
2011, Jonas Jonasson, translated by Wibke Kuhn, Der Hundertjährige, der aus dem Fenster stieg und verschwand [The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared], translation of Hundraåringen som klev ut genom fönstret och försvann (in Swedish), →ISBN:»Selbstverständlich«, sagte Staatsanwalt Ranelid, »solange es der Wahrheitsfindung dient, dürfte sich der Leibhaftige selbst dazu äußern.«- "Of course", said Prosecutor Ranelid, "as long as it served the truth, even the Devil himself would be allowed to speak out."
2014, Alexandre Berner, Kolja, →ISBN, page 311:Bei gewissen Kreisen bin ich gehasst wie der Leibhaftige persönlich!- In certain circles, I am personally hated like the Devil!
Declension
Declension of Leibhaftiger
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