the world, the flesh, and the devil

All sources or forms of sin or temptation. My mother, a devout Catholic, sought to protect us all from the world, the flesh, and the devil as we grew up; but her strict control over every facet of our lives drove each of us to our own personal vices as soon as we were able to leave home.

the world, the flesh, and the devil

all forms of temptation to sin.

See also: and, devil

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

See also:

flesh
flesh out
a devil of a
a devil of a job
a/the devil of a job, nuisance, fellow, etc.
devil of a job
fall into sin
make a dead set upon (someone or something)
sin
as sin

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Alternately, we can choose to be seduced into bondage to the world, the flesh, and the devil, bowing down to him and, ultimately, abiding with him in hell forever, a fate that Lucifer, his minions, and the enslaved world have been working furiously to deny, distort, dilute, and suppress since Calvary.

Mel's passion

词组	the world, the flesh, and the devil
释义	the world, the flesh, and the devil the world, the flesh, and the devil All sources or forms of sin or temptation. My mother, a devout Catholic, sought to protect us all from the world, the flesh, and the devil as we grew up; but her strict control over every facet of our lives drove each of us to our own personal vices as soon as we were able to leave home. See also: and, devil Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. the world, the flesh, and the devil all forms of temptation to sin. See also: and, devil Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: flesh flesh out a devil of a a devil of a job a/the devil of a job, nuisance, fellow, etc. devil of a job fall into sin make a dead set upon (someone or something) sin as sin References in periodicals archive Alternately, we can choose to be seduced into bondage to the world, the flesh, and the devil, bowing down to him and, ultimately, abiding with him in hell forever, a fate that Lucifer, his minions, and the enslaved world have been working furiously to deny, distort, dilute, and suppress since Calvary. Mel's passion
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