Talk:Devilling
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[edit] Devil's advocate
Does this term originate from the phrase "Devil's advocate"? 66.93.12.67 15:06, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
No, that term comes from the fact that whenever the Catholic church wished to canonise a saint, they would appoint an advocate in the proceedings to speak against the canonisation, on behalf of the devil, and therefore devil's advocate. Dermo345
