Sinister

Sinister means the following:

  1. In heraldry, the side of an escutcheon or coat of arms that is to the left of the bearer (opposed to dexter)
  2. In the Middle Ages it was believed that when a person was writing with their left hand they were possessed by the Devil. (This was uncommon, particularly as there were fewer literate people). Left-handed people were therefore considered to be evil. Hence, the most common present-day meanings:
    1. Threatening or portending evil, harm, or trouble; ominous: a sinister remark
    2. Bad, evil, base, or wicked; fell: his sinister purposes
    3. Unfortunate; disastrous; unfavorable: a sinister accident
  3. Comes from the Latin Sinistra meaning lefthand

Sinister may also refer to:

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In music:

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