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nerdhd@nerdhd@lemmy.world
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Can somebody please explain why nouns like "the Devil", "the Pope", "the Holy Spirit" need the word "the"?

Aren’t they all proper nouns and therefore supposed to not need the definite article?

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ArseAssassin@ArseAssassin@sopuli.xyz
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Replying to an earlier post

If I just say Pope, how are you gonna tell if I’m talking about the pope or Alexander Pope?

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