Evil is generally defined as any activity which takes advantage of another person for one's own benefit. Similarly, evil group activity takes advantage of a person or group for the group's benefit. (In contrast, good is helping others, even sometimes self-sacrificially; see saint, sainthood.) In some views of ethics, evil refers to intentional behavior, which does harm, is dishonest, or fails to honor agreements. In most cultures, evil is used to describe acts or thoughts which are contrary to an established religion, or which could bring about suffering and death — the opposite of good. In some religions, such as Christianity, evil is an active force, perhaps personified in an entity such as Satan. Etymology The modern English word 'evil' (Old English Yfel) and its cognates such as the German 'Übel' and the Dutch 'Euvel' are widely considered to come from a Proto-Germanic reconstructed fo

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