Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Pertaining to or like a demon; demoniac. Also dæmonic.
Wiktionary
- adj. Pertaining to demons or evil spirits; demoniac.
- adj. Pertaining to dæmons in ancient Greek thought; concerning supernatural ‘genius’.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Of or pertaining to a demon or to demons; demoniac.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell
Etymologies
- From Latin daemonicus, from Ancient Greek δαιμονικός (daemonikos, "possessed by a demon, sent by a demon"), from δαίμων. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“They were sent to school by their parents or guardians for a better future but they were more interested in demonic activities than that which their parents intended.”
“Isn't it a possibility, for those who believe in demonic possession?”
“Neverlethess, the phrase demonic possession is used almost exclusively by people who believe in the existence of demonic spirits, and their ability to dominate the behavior of people who admit the influence of demonic powers into their lives.”
“I guess for someone who doesn’t put much stock in demonic power over me, it just seemed a bit silly.”
“We wondered if the religious aspect of treatment for what the church defines as demonic possession, but the secular and legal world is more likely to define as a psychologically-based disorder, creates legal complications for secular authorities.”
The Huffington Post: Roger Bianchini: Authorities Awaiting Complaint In Exorcist Priest Scandal
“If there were ever anything to be associated with what some call demonic, legalism is surely it.”
Simon & Schuster: God is Not a Christian, Nor a Jew, Muslim, Hindu …
“I can only make sense of this by invoking the idea of demonic possession: evil enters into these people, takes them over.”
“Edward A. Hoffman says: ...the notion of demonic possession strikes me as about as sensible as the notion of werewolves, vampires, or witches.”
“This sort of action sounds quite silly to me, since the notion of demonic possession strikes me as about as sensible as the notion of werewolves, vampires, or witches.”
“This sort of action sounds quite silly to me, since the notion of demonic possession strikes me as about as sensible as the notion of werewolves, vampires”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘demonic’.
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Interesting words
A list of words that are odd or words that I have looked up.
concupiscence, brize, scree, scoria, forestaff, spanaemia, valetudinarianism, distasture, pyrethrum, laudanum, gentian, bicameral and 11250 more...
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macabre
words associated with the macabre & horror.
( open list, randomness )
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ghost
This is Ghost List 2 ( the kind that go 'boo!' ) :P
( open list )
more:
http://www.wordnik.com/lists/macabrephantom, spectral, specter, spectre, spooky, poltergeist, haunt, spirit, banshee, cryptic, shadow, phantasm and 311 more...
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I am : evil
Adjectives that are very, very bad.
evil, wicked, diabolical, nasty, demonic, corrupt, depraved, nefarious, sinister, villainous, vile, reprobate and 18 more...
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summerwing's Words
proctosigmoidoscopy, horrendous, cichlid, implode, nostalgic, firmament, elucidate, quintet, rhombus, mack, pithy, rambunctious and 304 more...
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stpeter's Words
abase, abasement, abashed, abdicate, aberrant, abeyance, abhor, abhorrent, abide, abject, ablation, abnegation and 3536 more...
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dienekes's Words
chutzpah, lexicon, intrepid, pedagogical, schlemiel, schism, erudite, anathema, pugilist, jaunty, paradigm, automaton and 949 more...
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Setting the Scene: Dark and Dreary
Words that lend to the dark and dreary atmosphere of gothic literature.
dark, dreary, shroud, shrouded, veiled, skeleton, skeletal, dead, death, murky, gloomy, lugubrious and 274 more...
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Cool Words
Words that are awesome to use, if you can find a good place in a sentence to use them!
asunder, zero, scarecrow, chronic, crooked, aftermath, aquatic, karma, deadpan, devil, berserker, bibliotaph and 32 more...
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Devilish
devil, demon, diabolical, deviltry, hell, devilment, devilry, hellish, infernal, hellborn, devil dance, demonic and 20 more...
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Words Ending in C
apologetic, misanthropic, topic, tonic, iconic, psychotic, demonic, spasmodic, patriotic, galactic, sonic, picnic and 5 more...
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icanumis' words
horcrux, shenanigan, fiddlesticks, balderdash, humbug, shibby, rubbish, riffraff, switcheroo, demonic, gohma, jakob and 14 more...
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-ic words
prosaic, mosaic, intrinsic, plastic, iambic, sic, panegyric, porphyric, demonic, mastic, frantic, myopic and 15 more...
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hobofood's Words
discombobulate, edwardian, illegitimate, disseminate, delicious, draconian, duodenum, polyptoton, exculpation, tautology, polyp, plop and 37 more...
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