Devil's advocate

Noun

Definitions

1.NounOne who debates from a viewpoint which one may not actually hold, usually to determine its validity or simply for the sake of argument.

"I don't really believe all that – I was just playing devil's advocate."

2.NounA canon lawyer appointed by the Church to argue against the canonization of the proposed candidate.

3.VerbTo play devil's advocate.

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