Monday, June 29th, 2009...12:19 am
Devil Tattoos
It’s bad enough that people get tattoos. There are better uses for the arm than to be a canvas for bad pictures. But to really go off the deep end people try devil tattoos. This type of tattoo isn’t really evil.
The Devil is commonly a supernatural entity which embodies evil. It’s a concept of many Western religions. Many people don’t know that even the Muslim faith has its own version of the Devil. Some of the names for the devil are Satan and Lucifer. Demonology knows these as separate demons. And they’re not necessarily evil. All of these are featured in various devil tattoos.
The Christian devil has an interesting background. Lucifer was an Archangel second only to God in all the universe. No other was his equal. Lucifer wanted God’s position. Lucifer thought he should rule in heaven. He began a revolt, recruiting many angels to his cause. Michael the Archangel led God’s forces to beat down the revolt. The fallen archangel and his minions were cast out of heaven. Sometimes devil tattoos show this story.
Devil tattoos get their name from old English. More specifically it’s the word devil. The old English word was deofol, which itself came from the Latin word the diabolus. That word was derived from the Greek word diabolos. That word is roughly translated as to slander across or to hurl the slander. Many other English words related to hell or the devil derive from that – such as diabolic. In some languages the word for angel eventually became their word for devil. But strictly speaking in the culture from which these languages come, a devil is not the same thing as an angel. All of these roots can be incorporated into devil tattoos.
A certain connotation goes along with devil tattoos. Someone who wears them is generally a little evil, or maybe even a lot evil. It could also mean mischief, or lewd behavior . But not everyone who wears them is a criminal. But it tells you something about their own self image and about what to expect from them.
Devil tattoos sometimes carry a great stigma with them. There are people who think they are a mark of the dark lord. That is, that they denote someone who actually worships or works for the Devil. That’s not the case.
Leave the devil tattoos to others.
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