devilism

But the "devilism," as Cotton Mather named it, spread instead of abating, the children having any number of imitators so soon as they became objects of general notice and sympathy.

History of the United States, Volume 1 (of 6) Elisha Benjamin Andrews 1880

Oh my God, one would think I had just converted to devilism and totally abondaned the humanity!

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In his bearing one would never detect the dare-devilism which had heretofore characterized him.

The Authentic Life of Billy The Kid Garrett, Pat F 1954

Is it the village maiden alone who confesses to a secret charm in dare-devilism?

The Hunted Outlaw or, Donald Morrison, the Canadian Rob Roy Anonymous

The young men gathered in the hotel round the constables, and told blood-curdling stories of his dare-devilism in the North-West.

The Hunted Outlaw or, Donald Morrison, the Canadian Rob Roy Anonymous

"Far less so to us, you may be sure; but we shall be content again when we can get away from all your whiggery, democratism, devilism, mobism!"

The Lions of the Lord A Tale of the Old West Harry Leon Wilson 1903

His prodigal disposition of the box of matches impressed most of them as reckless dare-devilism; his haste, anxiety, and a single instance of mild profanity told others of his viciousness.

The Daughter of Anderson Crow George Barr McCutcheon 1897

'Tis a capital crime, and is to be prosecuted as a species of devilism that would not only deprive God and Christ of all his honor, but also plunder man of all his comfort.

The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 12 John [Editor] Rudd 1885

A jury of women had found on her person a wart, which was pronounced to be unquestionably a "devil's teat," and her neighbors remembered that many hens had died, animals become lame, and carts upset by her dreadful "devilism."

History of the United States, Volume 1 (of 6) Elisha Benjamin Andrews 1880

In psychotheism it appears as _devilism_ in obedience to a well-known law of comparative theology, viz, that the gods of a lower and superseded stage of culture oftentimes become the devils of a higher stage.

Sketch of the Mythology of the North American Indians First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1879-80, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1881, pages 17-56 John Wesley Powell 1868