demonic

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What is really of God, what is soulish power and what originates in the demonic is addressed in this book in a way that no other Christian writer has dared to expose.

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  1. adjective Befitting a demon; fiendish.
  2. adjective Motivated by a spiritual force or genius; inspired.

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  • I thought at first that they might be demonic, there was that much—for lack of a stronger word—rage floating around. —  Chance, Karen - Touch the Dark
  • What is really of God, what is soulish power and what originates in the demonic is addressed in this book in a way that no other Christian writer has dared to expose. —  AvaxHome RSS:
  • Now came something new: a demonic, almost possessed edge, materialising suddenly out of nowhere. —  The Voyage: life with autism in Northern Ireland
  • These are the Cenobites -- demonic angels summoned by a puzzle box called "Change" -- and they rule the Hellraiser universe. —  Latest Articles
  • The Soviets are not demonic, and the Americans are not saintly. —  Epinions Recent Content for Home
 

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  1. from Greek δαιμονικὀς, from δαἰμων, a demon: see demon.
 

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/dəˈmɑnɪk/
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