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单词 demonography
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demonographyn.

Brit. /ˌdiːməˈnɒɡrəfi/, U.S. /ˌdiməˈnɑɡrəfi/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: demono- comb. form, -graphy comb. form.
Etymology: < demono- comb. form + -graphy comb. form. Compare French démonographie (1833). Compare earlier demonographer n.
The study or description of demons or other aspects of the occult. Cf. demonology n. 1.
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the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > evil spirit or demon > [noun] > demonology
demonology1597
diabolism1608
diabology1693
diablerie1726
devilry1737
diabolology1831
demonography1852
1852 P. Godwin Hand-bk. Universal Biogr. 566/2 He [sc. the 17th-cent. French priest Pierre de Lancre] wrote two curious works on demonography.
1920 L. Spence Encycl. Occultism 68/2 It is a satire on the demonography of the times.
1996 R. F. Campany Strange Writing iii. 122 There arose..a genre of demonography—texts depicting the names and forms of usually malevolent, marginal spirit-beings.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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