English translation for "avocat du diable"

n. devil's advocate, person who argues the less accepted or approved side for the sake of argument; prosecutor

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During the canonization process employed by the Roman Catholic Church, the Promoter of the Faith (Latin: promotor fidei), popularly known as the Devil's advocate (Latin: advocatus diaboli), was a canon lawyer appointed by Church authorities to argue against the canonization of a candidate. Lors de procès de béatification et de canonisation par l'Église catholique romaine, le promoteur de la foi (en latin promotor fidei ; remplacé depuis 1983 par le « promoteur de Justice »), ou, plus familièrement, avocat du diable (advocatus diaboli), est chargé d'argumenter contre la canonisation d'un candidat.

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