DEMONIACAL

demoniac, demoniacal, possessed

(adjective) of, pertaining to, or like a demon or possession by a demon

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

demoniacal (comparative more demoniacal, superlative most demoniacal)

Pertaining to, characteristic of, or produced by a demon or evil spirit; devilish or fiendish.

Anagrams

• Alcmaeonid, daemonical, dæmonical, meciadanol

Source: Wiktionary


De*mo"ni*ac, Dem`o*ni"a*cal, a. Etym: [L. daemoniacus, fr. daemon; cf. F. démoniaque. See Demon.]

1. Pertaining to, or characteristic of, a demon or evil spirit; devilish; as, a demoniac being; demoniacal practices. Sarcastic, demoniacal laughter. Thackeray.

2. Influenced or produced by a demon or evil spirit; as, demoniac or demoniacal power. "Demoniac frenzy." Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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