demoniacaladj.n.

Brit.

/ˌdiːməˈnʌɪəkl/, U.S.

/ˌdiməˈnaɪək(ə)l/

Forms: 1500s–1600s demoniacall, 1500s– demoniacal, 1600s daemoniacall, 1600s–1700s daemoniacal.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin daemoniacus , -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin daemoniacus demoniac adj. + -al suffix¹. Compare earlier demoniac adj. and demoniacle adj. Compare also demonic adj.

A. adj.

a. Of, relating to, or caused by demonic possession. Cf. demoniac adj. 1b.Demonic possession was formerly thought to be the cause of mental illness and of certain physical illnesses, esp. epilepsy.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > evil spirit or demon > [adjective] > possessing > relating to possession by

demoniacal?1537

demoniac1638

?1537 tr. Erasmus Declamatio Med. sig. B.v^v Those diseases whiche by pryuy and secrete meanes do marre and corrupt certeyne organs & instrumentes of senses and spirite and do so counterfait a demoniacal spice, that they can nat be discerned but of very connyng phisicians.

1601 J. Deacon & J. Walker Dialogicall Disc. Spirits & Diuels viii. 253 That former disposition of the body..was naturally enclined to the speedy apprehension of those selfesame Demoniacall torments.

1778 H. Farmer Lett. to Worthington iv. 124 You have no more reason to suppose, that the apostles were miraculously enlightened with the knowledge of demoniacal, than with the knowledge of any other, disorders.

a1779 W. Warburton Divine Legation Moses (new ed.) ix. Notes in Wks. (1788) III. 773 The Possessions recorded in the Gospel..called demoniacal.

1847 J. Torrey tr. A. Neander Gen. Hist. Christian Relig. & Church I. 325 His restoration from a demoniacal frenzy.., as it was called, by exorcists of the Roman Church.

1929 H. W. Haggard Devils, Drugs, & Doctors xii. 287 The classical examples of hysteria are afforded by the female saints who were subject to so-called demoniacal obsession.

1968 Brit. Jrnl. Psychiatry 114 662/1 He did not..subscribe to demoniacal or supernatural theories of the origin of mental disorder.

2004 T. Klutz Exorcism Stories in Luke-Acts ii. 118 Jesus heals many persons of demoniacal afflictions.

b. Designating a person thought to be inhabited and controlled by a demon; possessed; = demoniac adj. 1a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [adjective] > possessed

demoniacc1405

demoniaclec1500

obsessed1531

fanatical1569

possessed1577

demoniacal1588

demonical1629

demonized1778

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > evil spirit or demon > [adjective] > possessing > possessed by

demoniacc1405

demoniaclec1500

devilleda1557

bedevilled1574

possessed1577

devilished1583

through-devilled1586

demoniacal1588

inspiritate1600

demonical1629

spirited1667

energumenical1684

demonized1778

obsessed1845

1588 L. Humphrey View Romish Hydra v. 116 A Monk made a Demoniacal man, and possessed of a Diuel.

1628 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy (ed. 3) i. i. iii. iv. 35 Extaticall and dæmoniacall persons.

1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe v. 706 Persons..wholly Demoniacal and Possessed by Evil Demons (this appearing from their discovering Secrets, and speaking Languages, which they had never learnt).

1732 S. Baron Descr. Tonqueen in Churchill's Coll. Voy. VI. 38/1 Their magicians..making such terrible postures, as would scare some, and perswade others, they were either really demoniacal, or at least possessed with madness.

1818 M. W. Shelley Frankenstein I. iv. 101 Catching and fearing each sound as if it were to announce the approach of the demoniacal corpse to which I had so miserably given life.

1873 Proc. 18th Ann. Conf. Young Men's Christian Assoc. 52 The Apostles could not cast the devil out of the demoniacal boy, because that kind came not forth but by fasting and prayer.

1909 F. Rider Are Dead Alive? xv. 345 We have possession by external spirits..as with..the demoniacal girl.

2000 D. N. Tsarong In Service of his Country viii. 147 Our relatives who came out of Tibet told me that she was a demoniacal woman incited by the Chinese to turn against Father.

2. Of or relating to a demon or demons; of the nature of a demon; = demoniac adj. 2. In early use also: †that worships demons (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > evil spirit or demon > [adjective]

foulOE

demoniatc1440

demonicalc1475

demoniaclec1500

demoniacal1565

demoniac1603

demonic1642

demonial1658

demonian1671

pishachi1837

demoniatic1855

demonish1863

the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > diabolicalness > [adjective]

devillyOE

fiendenc1315

serpentinec1422

devilish?a1439

diabolic?1483

feding1502

diabolical1546

satanic1556

demoniacal1565

serpent-likea1586

serpentive1635

devilized1641

fiendlike1716

diabolish1865

1565 R. Shacklock tr. S. Hozjusz Hatchet of Heresies Index sig. Niii Demoniacall heretykes.

1615 Bp. J. Hall No Peace with Rome xxi, in Recoll. Treat. 883 In the Popish Churches..their ridiculous, or demoniacall seruice, who can indure?

1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy i. i. ii. vii. 36 Imaginary dreames..are of diverse kindes, Naturall, Diuine, Dæmoniacall, &c.

1675 J. Smith Christian Relig. Appeal i. v. 21 The World by this four-double shield (of knowledge in Arts Physical, Poetical, Demoniacal and Political) was thus well guarded against the surprizals of Impostures.

1794 T. Taylor in tr. Pausanias Descr. Greece III. Notes 274 The ancients believed in beings superior to the dæmoniacal order.

1880 E. Bayley Deep unto Deep vii. 88 No sooner is man created than the central head of this fallen demoniacal kingdom appears upon the scene, and successfully beguiles him into sin.

1931 Amer. Jrnl. Archaeol. 35 185 Demoniacal beings of classical rites—the corybantes and the satyrs with tails.

2006 C. Mollier in B. Penny Daoism in Hist. v. 85 There are other demoniacal beings residing within us that should be expelled.

3. Resembling, characteristic of, or befitting a demon; devilish, fiendish; malevolent, evil; = demonic adj. 2 Cf. demoniac adj. 3.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > wickedness > [adjective] > devilishly wicked

devillyOE

fiendenc1315

serpentinec1422

devilish?a1439

diabolic?1483

diabolical1546

satanical1548

satanic1556

serpent-likea1586

fiendlikea1616

serpentive1635

devilized1641

demoniacal1714

demoniac1784

diabolish1865

1714 J. Ozell tr. Molière Impromptu of Versailles i, in tr. Molière Wks. V. 202 I think a King that is discoursing alone with the Captain of his Guards, speaks a little more humanly, and don't use a demoniacal Tone.

1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. I. xxviii. 367 Menacing and demoniacal expressions.

1859 E. Bulwer-Lytton What will he do with It? (1st Edinb. ed.) I. ii. xi. 198 His quarrel with a demoniacal usher.

1877 W. Black Green Pastures (1878) xl. 323 The temper of the mistress of the house..of such a demoniacal complexion.

1900 Fishing Gaz. 24 Mar. 209/3 The demoniacal yell of the owl among the ivy.

1999 Toronto Star (Nexis) 8 Jan. (Entertainment section) The demoniacal grin..is a chilling flash of psychosis.

†B. n.

A person who worships demons. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > kinds of worship > [noun] > of devils, demons, or the Devil > practitioner of

Satanist1559

demoniacal1565

demonist1610

Belialist1617

Apollyonist1627

demonomist1638

Satanite1675

diabolonian1682

draconist1684

demoniast1726

devil-worshipper1790

demonolater1850

thelemite1973

1565 R. Shacklock tr. S. Hozjusz Hatchet of Heresies f. 55^v Nether wyll I make mencion of them, which ten tymes in the day worshipp the dyuell, and there of arre called demoniacalles.

Compounds

demoniacal possession n. = demonic possession n. at demonic adj. and n. Compounds.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > evil spirit or demon > [noun] > familiar or possessing spirit > possession by

wood dreameOE

demoniacal possession1601

possession1601

obsession1607

pythonism1654

demoniac possession1698

endiablementa1734

endemoniasm1751

demon possession1838

demonic possession1853

spirit possession1854

bedevilment1861

diabolepsy1886

1601 J. Deacon & J. Walker Summarie Answere to Darel 238 The silly beholders (surprised before with an inueterate opinion of Demoniacall possessions) are easily brought to intertaine for infallible truth, that the partie is (in deed) essentiallie possessed with some Spirit or Diuell.

1681 H. Hallywell Melampronoea 78 A notable instance of a Demoniacal possession.

1775 H. Farmer Ess. Demoniacs New Test. i. 91 I have not been able to find any case of (what was called) demoniacal possession, that was not attended with some disorder of the understanding.

1911 Encycl. Brit. XXII. 175/1 Demoniacal possession is a widely spread explanation of such psychopathological conditions as epilepsy, somnambulism, hysteria, &c.

2003 Sunday Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 9 Nov. 10 During the set she moves from an expression of rapturous surrender to grotesque demoniacal possession, her tongue rasping from her mouth like a serpent.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	demoniacal
释义	demoniacaladj.n. Brit. /ˌdiːməˈnʌɪəkl/, U.S. /ˌdiməˈnaɪək(ə)l/ Forms: 1500s–1600s demoniacall, 1500s– demoniacal, 1600s daemoniacall, 1600s–1700s daemoniacal. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin daemoniacus , -al suffix¹. Etymology: < post-classical Latin daemoniacus demoniac adj. + -al suffix¹. Compare earlier demoniac adj. and demoniacle adj. Compare also demonic adj. A. adj. 1. a. Of, relating to, or caused by demonic possession. Cf. demoniac adj. 1b.Demonic possession was formerly thought to be the cause of mental illness and of certain physical illnesses, esp. epilepsy. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > evil spirit or demon > [adjective] > possessing > relating to possession by demoniacal?1537 demoniac1638 ?1537 tr. Erasmus Declamatio Med. sig. B.v^v Those diseases whiche by pryuy and secrete meanes do marre and corrupt certeyne organs & instrumentes of senses and spirite and do so counterfait a demoniacal spice, that they can nat be discerned but of very connyng phisicians. 1601 J. Deacon & J. Walker Dialogicall Disc. Spirits & Diuels viii. 253 That former disposition of the body..was naturally enclined to the speedy apprehension of those selfesame Demoniacall torments. 1778 H. Farmer Lett. to Worthington iv. 124 You have no more reason to suppose, that the apostles were miraculously enlightened with the knowledge of demoniacal, than with the knowledge of any other, disorders. a1779 W. Warburton Divine Legation Moses (new ed.) ix. Notes in Wks. (1788) III. 773 The Possessions recorded in the Gospel..called demoniacal. 1847 J. Torrey tr. A. Neander Gen. Hist. Christian Relig. & Church I. 325 His restoration from a demoniacal frenzy.., as it was called, by exorcists of the Roman Church. 1929 H. W. Haggard Devils, Drugs, & Doctors xii. 287 The classical examples of hysteria are afforded by the female saints who were subject to so-called demoniacal obsession. 1968 Brit. Jrnl. Psychiatry 114 662/1 He did not..subscribe to demoniacal or supernatural theories of the origin of mental disorder. 2004 T. Klutz Exorcism Stories in Luke-Acts ii. 118 Jesus heals many persons of demoniacal afflictions. b. Designating a person thought to be inhabited and controlled by a demon; possessed; = demoniac adj. 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [adjective] > possessed demoniacc1405 demoniaclec1500 obsessed1531 fanatical1569 possessed1577 demoniacal1588 demonical1629 demonized1778 the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > evil spirit or demon > [adjective] > possessing > possessed by demoniacc1405 demoniaclec1500 devilleda1557 bedevilled1574 possessed1577 devilished1583 through-devilled1586 demoniacal1588 inspiritate1600 demonical1629 spirited1667 energumenical1684 demonized1778 obsessed1845 1588 L. Humphrey View Romish Hydra v. 116 A Monk made a Demoniacal man, and possessed of a Diuel. 1628 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy (ed. 3) i. i. iii. iv. 35 Extaticall and dæmoniacall persons. 1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe v. 706 Persons..wholly Demoniacal and Possessed by Evil Demons (this appearing from their discovering Secrets, and speaking Languages, which they had never learnt). 1732 S. Baron Descr. Tonqueen in Churchill's Coll. Voy. VI. 38/1 Their magicians..making such terrible postures, as would scare some, and perswade others, they were either really demoniacal, or at least possessed with madness. 1818 M. W. Shelley Frankenstein I. iv. 101 Catching and fearing each sound as if it were to announce the approach of the demoniacal corpse to which I had so miserably given life. 1873 Proc. 18th Ann. Conf. Young Men's Christian Assoc. 52 The Apostles could not cast the devil out of the demoniacal boy, because that kind came not forth but by fasting and prayer. 1909 F. Rider Are Dead Alive? xv. 345 We have possession by external spirits..as with..the demoniacal girl. 2000 D. N. Tsarong In Service of his Country viii. 147 Our relatives who came out of Tibet told me that she was a demoniacal woman incited by the Chinese to turn against Father. 2. Of or relating to a demon or demons; of the nature of a demon; = demoniac adj. 2. In early use also: †that worships demons (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > evil spirit or demon > [adjective] foulOE demoniatc1440 demonicalc1475 demoniaclec1500 demoniacal1565 demoniac1603 demonic1642 demonial1658 demonian1671 pishachi1837 demoniatic1855 demonish1863 the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > diabolicalness > [adjective] devillyOE fiendenc1315 serpentinec1422 devilish?a1439 diabolic?1483 feding1502 diabolical1546 satanic1556 demoniacal1565 serpent-likea1586 serpentive1635 devilized1641 fiendlike1716 diabolish1865 1565 R. Shacklock tr. S. Hozjusz Hatchet of Heresies Index sig. Niii Demoniacall heretykes. 1615 Bp. J. Hall No Peace with Rome xxi, in Recoll. Treat. 883 In the Popish Churches..their ridiculous, or demoniacall seruice, who can indure? 1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy i. i. ii. vii. 36 Imaginary dreames..are of diverse kindes, Naturall, Diuine, Dæmoniacall, &c. 1675 J. Smith Christian Relig. Appeal i. v. 21 The World by this four-double shield (of knowledge in Arts Physical, Poetical, Demoniacal and Political) was thus well guarded against the surprizals of Impostures. 1794 T. Taylor in tr. Pausanias Descr. Greece III. Notes 274 The ancients believed in beings superior to the dæmoniacal order. 1880 E. Bayley Deep unto Deep vii. 88 No sooner is man created than the central head of this fallen demoniacal kingdom appears upon the scene, and successfully beguiles him into sin. 1931 Amer. Jrnl. Archaeol. 35 185 Demoniacal beings of classical rites—the corybantes and the satyrs with tails. 2006 C. Mollier in B. Penny Daoism in Hist. v. 85 There are other demoniacal beings residing within us that should be expelled. 3. Resembling, characteristic of, or befitting a demon; devilish, fiendish; malevolent, evil; = demonic adj. 2 Cf. demoniac adj. 3. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > wickedness > [adjective] > devilishly wicked devillyOE fiendenc1315 serpentinec1422 devilish?a1439 diabolic?1483 diabolical1546 satanical1548 satanic1556 serpent-likea1586 fiendlikea1616 serpentive1635 devilized1641 demoniacal1714 demoniac1784 diabolish1865 1714 J. Ozell tr. Molière Impromptu of Versailles i, in tr. Molière Wks. V. 202 I think a King that is discoursing alone with the Captain of his Guards, speaks a little more humanly, and don't use a demoniacal Tone. 1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. I. xxviii. 367 Menacing and demoniacal expressions. 1859 E. Bulwer-Lytton What will he do with It? (1st Edinb. ed.) I. ii. xi. 198 His quarrel with a demoniacal usher. 1877 W. Black Green Pastures (1878) xl. 323 The temper of the mistress of the house..of such a demoniacal complexion. 1900 Fishing Gaz. 24 Mar. 209/3 The demoniacal yell of the owl among the ivy. 1999 Toronto Star (Nexis) 8 Jan. (Entertainment section) The demoniacal grin..is a chilling flash of psychosis. †B. n. A person who worships demons. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > kinds of worship > [noun] > of devils, demons, or the Devil > practitioner of Satanist1559 demoniacal1565 demonist1610 Belialist1617 Apollyonist1627 demonomist1638 Satanite1675 diabolonian1682 draconist1684 demoniast1726 devil-worshipper1790 demonolater1850 thelemite1973 1565 R. Shacklock tr. S. Hozjusz Hatchet of Heresies f. 55^v Nether wyll I make mencion of them, which ten tymes in the day worshipp the dyuell, and there of arre called demoniacalles. Compounds demoniacal possession n. = demonic possession n. at demonic adj. and n. Compounds. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > evil spirit or demon > [noun] > familiar or possessing spirit > possession by wood dreameOE demoniacal possession1601 possession1601 obsession1607 pythonism1654 demoniac possession1698 endiablementa1734 endemoniasm1751 demon possession1838 demonic possession1853 spirit possession1854 bedevilment1861 diabolepsy1886 1601 J. Deacon & J. Walker Summarie Answere to Darel 238 The silly beholders (surprised before with an inueterate opinion of Demoniacall possessions) are easily brought to intertaine for infallible truth, that the partie is (in deed) essentiallie possessed with some Spirit or Diuell. 1681 H. Hallywell Melampronoea 78 A notable instance of a Demoniacal possession. 1775 H. Farmer Ess. Demoniacs New Test. i. 91 I have not been able to find any case of (what was called) demoniacal possession, that was not attended with some disorder of the understanding. 1911 Encycl. Brit. XXII. 175/1 Demoniacal possession is a widely spread explanation of such psychopathological conditions as epilepsy, somnambulism, hysteria, &c. 2003 Sunday Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 9 Nov. 10 During the set she moves from an expression of rapturous surrender to grotesque demoniacal possession, her tongue rasping from her mouth like a serpent. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.n.?1537
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