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View synonyms for

demonic

Also ·Dz··
Or 岹·Dz·

[dih-mon-ik]

adjective

  1. inspired as if by a demon, indwelling spirit, or genius.

    Synonyms: , , ,
  2. demoniac.



demonic

/ ɪˈɒɪ /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of a demon; fiendish

  2. inspired or possessed by a demon, or seemingly so

    demonic laughter

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • demonically adverb
  • superdemonic adjective
  • ˈDzԾ adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of demonic1

1655–65; < Late Latin daemonicus < Greek 岹DzԾó, equivalent to daimon- demon- + -ikos -ic
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That demonic glint in her eye isn’t a ruse.

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A few weeks prior, a surfer was reportedly accosted by a “feral, almost demonic” sea lion that he said dragged him off his board in Oxnard and stalked him in the water.

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He displays a virtually demonic lust to corrupt everything he touches.

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Today, we are the land of the entitled led by the demonically befuddled.

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Charismatics emphasize practices that used to be fringe in American Christianity, such as "ideas of faith healing or miracles, prophecy, and the occult/demonic forces of opposition," are normalizing as charismatic Christianity surges, he added.

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