How to pronounce “devil's advocate”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• (idiomatic) One who debates from a viewpoint which one may not actually hold, usually to determine its validity or simply for the sake of argument.
• (historical, Roman Catholicism) A canon lawyer appointed by the Church to argue against the canonization of the proposed candidate.
• [Verb]
• (intransitive, informal) To play devil's advocate.

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