单词 | demonian |
释义 | demonianadj. Now rare. Of or relating to a demon or demons; of the nature 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 1671 J. Milton Paradise Regain'd ii. 122 Princes, Heavens antient Sons, Æthereal Thrones, Demonian Spirits now. View more context for this quotation 1712 E. Ward Misc. Writings (ed. 2) III. 320 By Magick's force I'll keep my Nature free, From th'influence of Demonian Subtilty. 1795 Shepherds of Lebanon ii. in Verses to Mem. Charles Earl Camden 65 Demonian visions. 1833 C. Thirlwall in Philol. Museum 2 582 So far as we can find our way in this truly dæmonian twilight. 1840 Tait's Edinb. Mag. 7 410 Against such dæmonian manifestations. 1971 C. A. Smith Lost Worlds 86 His rings..burned like demonian eyes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1671 |
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