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devilism|ˈdɛv(ə)lɪz(ə)m|
[f. devil n. + -ism.]
1. A system of action or conduct proper to a devil; devilish quality.
1652Bp. Hall Rem. Wks. ii. (1660) 150 Did ever any seek for the greatest good in the worst of evils? This is not heresie, but meer Divilisme. 1691–8Norris Pract. Disc. (1711) III. 173 To the highest pitch of Impiety, to the very ridge of Devilism. 1726De Foe Hist. Devil (1822) 203 Such a perfection of devilism as that of the Inquisition. 1820Examiner No. 619. 113/1 The deliberate devilism of the tortures. 1892Peyton Memorab. Jesus xvi. 451 The devilism in human nature is that which wants bread by which to live in the body, and seeks not the interest of the soul.
2. A system or cult, the object of which is the Devil; devil-worship.
1773E. Ives Voy. Eng. to India 317 The Sanjacks..once professed Christianity, then Mahometanism, and last of all Devilism. |