demonialadj.

Brit.

/dᵻˈməʊnɪəl/, U.S.

/dəˈmoʊniəl/

Forms: 1600s daemoniall, 1600s– demonial, 1700s daemonial.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin daemonialis.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin daemonialis made by evil spirits (6th cent. or earlier) < classical Latin daemonium (see demon n.) + -ālis -al suffix¹. Compare earlier demonical adj., demoniacal adj., and also earlier demonic adj., demoniac adj.Compare Anglo-Norman and Old French, Middle French demonial, French démonial (13th cent.), Spanish (rare) demonial (early 15th cent.).

Now rare.

Of or relating to a demon; of the nature of or characteristic of a demon; demonic.

ΘΚΠ

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

foulOE

demoniatc1440

demonicalc1475

demoniaclec1500

demoniacal1565

demoniac1603

demonic1642

demonial1658

demonian1671

pishachi1837

demoniatic1855

demonish1863

1658 T. Bromhall Treat. Specters i. 24 The City Moguntia was miserably haunted with a dæmoniall spirit.

1675 R. Burthogge Cavsa Dei 310 To hear Diotima describing the Demonial Nature.

1678 R. Cudworth tr. Plato in True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. iv. 264 No man who acknowledges Demonial things [Gk. δαιμόνια..πράγματα], can deny Demons.

1741 Mem. Martinus Scriblerus 17 in A. Pope Wks. II Had not you almost kill'd the poor babe with a dish of Dæmonial black Broth?

1849 Lady Wilde tr. W. Meinhold Sidonia the Sorceress II. 287 Because of the spell which the demonial sorceress laid on them.

1928 S. Leslie Skull of Swift v. 88 Demonial vigor stirred Jonathan.

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

单词	demonial
释义	demonialadj. Brit. /dᵻˈməʊnɪəl/, U.S. /dəˈmoʊniəl/ Forms: 1600s daemoniall, 1600s– demonial, 1700s daemonial. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin daemonialis. Etymology: < post-classical Latin daemonialis made by evil spirits (6th cent. or earlier) < classical Latin daemonium (see demon n.) + -ālis -al suffix¹. Compare earlier demonical adj., demoniacal adj., and also earlier demonic adj., demoniac adj.Compare Anglo-Norman and Old French, Middle French demonial, French démonial (13th cent.), Spanish (rare) demonial (early 15th cent.). Now rare. Of or relating to a demon; of the nature of or characteristic of a demon; demonic. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > evil spirit or demon > [adjective] foulOE demoniatc1440 demonicalc1475 demoniaclec1500 demoniacal1565 demoniac1603 demonic1642 demonial1658 demonian1671 pishachi1837 demoniatic1855 demonish1863 1658 T. Bromhall Treat. Specters i. 24 The City Moguntia was miserably haunted with a dæmoniall spirit. 1675 R. Burthogge Cavsa Dei 310 To hear Diotima describing the Demonial Nature. 1678 R. Cudworth tr. Plato in True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. iv. 264 No man who acknowledges Demonial things [Gk. δαιμόνια..πράγματα], can deny Demons. 1741 Mem. Martinus Scriblerus 17 in A. Pope Wks. II Had not you almost kill'd the poor babe with a dish of Dæmonial black Broth? 1849 Lady Wilde tr. W. Meinhold Sidonia the Sorceress II. 287 Because of the spell which the demonial sorceress laid on them. 1928 S. Leslie Skull of Swift v. 88 Demonial vigor stirred Jonathan. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1658
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