nerdhd@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · edit-28 days agoCan somebody please explain why nouns like "the Devil", "the Pope", "the Holy Spirit" need the word "the"?message-squaremessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up119arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up119arrow-down1message-squareCan somebody please explain why nouns like "the Devil", "the Pope", "the Holy Spirit" need the word "the"?nerdhd@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · edit-28 days agomessage-square6fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaredavel@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down1·8 days agoThe devil’s name isn’t “Devil.” it’s Satan or Lucifer or Beelzebub, etc. The Pope’s name isn’t “Pope.” It’s Leo XIV or Robert Francis Prevos.
The devil’s name isn’t “Devil.” it’s Satan or Lucifer or Beelzebub, etc. The Pope’s name isn’t “Pope.” It’s Leo XIV or Robert Francis Prevos.