Devils Advocate Meaning. Definition of devils advocate. Play the devils advocate.
Play the devils advocate. This is done to properly justify the merits of the candidate. A person who champions the less accepted cause for the sake of argument.
During the canonization declaring that a person who has died was a saint process of the Roman Catholic Church an official was appointed to argue against the canonization of the proposed candidate.
Haith is the devils advocate. This official was known as the devils advocate. One who argues against a cause or position not as a committed opponent but simply for the sake of argument or to determine the validity of the cause or position. Related words and phrases.
