Sinister commonly refers to:
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Evil
Evil, in a general sense, is defined as the opposite or absence of good. It can be an extremely broad concept, although in everyday usage it is often more narrowly used to talk about profound wickedness and against common good. It is general ...
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Ominous
Sinister may also refer to:
Left side
* Sinister, Latin for the direction "
left
Left may refer to:
Music
* ''Left'' (Hope of the States album), 2006
* ''Left'' (Monkey House album), 2016
* "Left", a song by Nickelback from the album ''Curb'', 1996
Direction
* Left (direction), the relative direction opposite of right
* L ...
"
* Sinister, in heraldry, is the bearer's true left side (viewers' right side) of an escutcheon or coat of arms; see
dexter and sinister
''Dexter'' and ''sinister'' are terms used in heraldry to refer to specific locations in an escutcheon bearing a coat of arms, and to the other elements of an achievement. ''Dexter'' (Latin for 'right') indicates the right-hand side of the sh ...
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Baton sinister
The baton sinister (alternatively baston) is a charge (heraldry), charge used in heraldry.
Heraldic charge
It is a diminutive of the bend sinister (heraldry), bend sinister and constitutes a narrow strip that runs from the upper right to the l ...
, diminutive of the bend sinister
** Bend sinister, heraldic charge in heraldry, sometimes used to imply ancestral illegitimacy; see
bend (heraldry)
In heraldry, a bend is a band or strap running from the upper dexter (the bearer's right side and the viewer's left) corner of the shield to the lower sinister (the bearer's left side, and the viewer's right). Authorities differ as to how ...
* Sinister hand, left-
handedness
In human biology, handedness is an individual's preferential use of one hand, known as the dominant hand, due to it being stronger, faster or more Fine motor skill, dextrous. The other hand, comparatively often the weaker, less dextrous or sim ...
People
* Sinister, a stagename of bassist
Derrick Tribbett's
Arts, entertainment, and media
Fictional characters
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Mister Sinister
Mister Sinister (Nathaniel Essex) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Chris Claremont, the character was first mentioned as the employer behind the team of assassins known as the Maraud ...
, Marvel Comics supervillain
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Simon Bar Sinister, villain on the ''Underdog'' cartoon show
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Sinister Six
Sinister commonly refers to:
* Evil
* Ominous
Sinister may also refer to:
Left side
* Sinister, Latin for the direction "left"
* Sinister, in heraldry, is the bearer's true left side (viewers' right side) of an escutcheon or coat of arms; see de ...
, Marvel Comics supervillain group
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Sinister Twelve
Sinister commonly refers to:
* Evil
* Ominous
Sinister may also refer to:
Left side
* Sinister, Latin for the direction " left"
* Sinister, in heraldry, is the bearer's true left side (viewers' right side) of an escutcheon or coat of arms; see ...
, Marvel Comics supervillain group
Films
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''Sinister'' (film), a 2012 horror film starring Ethan Hawke
* ''
Sinister 2
''Sinister 2'' (stylized in marketing as ''Sinister II'') is a 2015 supernatural horror film directed by Ciarán Foy and written by Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill, serving as a sequel to the 2012 film ''Sinister'', and stars James Rans ...
'', a 2015 supernatural horror film starring James Ransone
Literature
* ''
Bend Sinister (novel)
''Bend Sinister'' is a dystopian novel written by Vladimir Nabokov during the years 1945 and 1946, and published by Henry Holt and Company in 1947. It was Nabokov's eleventh novel and his second written in English.
Title
In heraldry, a standard ...
'', novel by Vladimir Nabokov
* ''
The Sinister Signpost
''The Sinister Sign Post'' (later retitled ''The Sinister Signpost'' ) is Volume 15 in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap.
This book was written for the Stratemeyer Syndicate by Leslie McFarlane in 1936. B ...
'', Hardy Boys novel by Franklin W. Dixon
Music
Albums
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''Bend Sinister'' (album), album by the band The Fall
* ''
If You're Feeling Sinister
''If You're Feeling Sinister'' is the second album by the Scottish indie pop band Belle and Sebastian. It was released in 1996 on Jeepster Records in the United Kingdom and in 1997 by Matador Records in the United States. It is often ranked amon ...
'', album by the band Belle & Sebastian
* ''
If You're Feeling Sinister: Live at the Barbican'', live album by Belle & Sebastian
* ''
Sinister Slaughter
''Sinister Slaughter'' is the second full-length album by American death metal band Macabre and was released in 1993 by Nuclear Blast Records. The cover artwork is a parody on the Beatles album '' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'' featuring ...
'', album by the band Macabre
* ''
The Sinister Urge (album)
''The Sinister Urge'' is the second solo studio album from former White Zombie frontman Rob Zombie. The album is the follow up to his highly successful debut album ''Hellbilly Deluxe'', released in 1998. The album was released by Geffen Records ...
'', album by Rob Zombie
Other music
*
Sinister (band)
Sinister is a death metal band from Schiedam, the Netherlands, formed in 1988. They have released fourteen albums, most recently '' Deformation of the Holy Realm'' in 2020.
The band was idle between 2003 and 2005, after which Aad Kloosterwaar ...
, from the Netherlands
* ''Sinister Footwear'', orchestral ballet by
Frank Zappa
Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American musician, composer, and bandleader. His work is characterized by wikt:nonconformity, nonconformity, Free improvisation, free-form improvisation, sound experimen ...
in three movements
Other arts, entertainment, and media
* ''
Sinister Dexter
''Sinister Dexter'' is a long-running comic series in British comics anthology '' 2000 AD'', created by Dan Abnett and David Millgate.
Set in the near future, it features the exploits of gun sharks (hitmen) Finnigan "Finny" Sinister and Ramone ...
'', comic book
* ''
Spider-Man: Return of the Sinister Six'', comic-related video game
Other
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Sinister Peak
Sinister Peak () is in Mount Baker-Snoqualmie and Wenatchee National Forests in the U.S. state of Washington. It is situated in Glacier Peak Wilderness and the North Cascades. Not quite east of Dome Peak, Sinister Peak is along a high ridge con ...
, North Cascades mountains, Washington state, U.S.
See also
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Sinistar
''Sinistar'' is a 1983 multidirectional shooter arcade game developed and manufactured by Williams Electronics. It was created by Sam Dicker, Jack Haeger, Noah Falstein, RJ Mical, Python Anghelo, and Richard Witt. Players control a spacecraft pi ...
, a multi-directional shooter arcade game
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Sinistral
Sinistral and dextral, in some scientific fields, are the two types of chirality ("handedness") or relative direction. The terms are derived from the Latin words for "left" (''sinister'') and "right" (''dexter''). Other disciplines use different ...
, a scientific term
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Synyster Gates
Brian Elwin Haner Jr. (born July 7, 1981), better known by his stage name Synyster Gates or simply Syn, is an American guitarist, best known for being the lead guitarist and backing vocalist of heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold. He ranks No. ...
, guitarist
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The Sinister Minister (disambiguation)
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