# The Devil’s Dictionary — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Devil’s Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce.

- [Author's Preface](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_devil_s_dictionary_se/chapters/author-s-preface.md): The author explains the origin and publication history of The Devil's Dictionary, noting its serialization starting in 1881, the forced title change to The Cynic's Word Book due to religious scruples, the subsequent floo
- [The Devil's Dictionary](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_devil_s_dictionary_se/chapters/the-devil-s-dictionary.md): This chapter presents a collection of satirical definitions that critique human folly, hypocrisy, and the misuse of language, often with a cynical and humorous tone.
- [A](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_devil_s_dictionary_se/chapters/a.md): This chapter presents a series of satirical definitions for words beginning with the letter 'A', offering cynical and humorous commentary on human nature, society, politics, religion, and language.
- [B](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_devil_s_dictionary_se/chapters/b.md): This chapter presents a series of satirical definitions for words beginning with the letter B, including 'Beggars', 'Behavior', 'Belladonna', 'Benedictines', 'Benefactor', 'Berenice's Hair', 'Bigamy', 'Bigot', 'Billingsg
- [C](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_devil_s_dictionary_se/chapters/c.md): This chapter presents a series of satirical definitions for words beginning with the letter C, including Caaba, Cabbage, Calamity, Callous, Calumnus, Camel, Cannibal, Cannon, Canonicals, Capital, Capital Punishment, Carm

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- [D](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_devil_s_dictionary_se/chapters/d.md)
- [E](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_devil_s_dictionary_se/chapters/e.md)
- [F](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_devil_s_dictionary_se/chapters/f.md)
- [G](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_devil_s_dictionary_se/chapters/g.md)
- [H](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_devil_s_dictionary_se/chapters/h.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_devil_s_dictionary_se/chapters/i.md)
- [J](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_devil_s_dictionary_se/chapters/j.md)
- [K](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_devil_s_dictionary_se/chapters/k.md)
- [L](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_devil_s_dictionary_se/chapters/l.md)
- [M](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_devil_s_dictionary_se/chapters/m.md)
- [N](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_devil_s_dictionary_se/chapters/n.md)
- [O](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_devil_s_dictionary_se/chapters/o.md)
- [P](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_devil_s_dictionary_se/chapters/p.md)
- [Q](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_devil_s_dictionary_se/chapters/q.md)
- [R](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_devil_s_dictionary_se/chapters/r.md)
- [S](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_devil_s_dictionary_se/chapters/s.md)
- [T](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_devil_s_dictionary_se/chapters/t.md)
- [U](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_devil_s_dictionary_se/chapters/u.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_devil_s_dictionary_se/chapters/v.md)
- [W](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_devil_s_dictionary_se/chapters/w.md)
- [Chapter X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_devil_s_dictionary_se/chapters/x.md)
- [Y](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_devil_s_dictionary_se/chapters/y.md)
- [Z](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_devil_s_dictionary_se/chapters/z.md)

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