diabolepsyn.

Brit.

/dʌɪˈabəlɛpsi/, U.S.

/daɪˈæbəˌlɛpsi/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek διάβολος , -lepsy comb. form.

Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek διάβολος devil (see devil n.) + -lepsy comb. form. Compare earlier diaboleptic n., and also theolepsy n.

rare.

Possession by a devil or demon; madness attributed to this.

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

1886 H. Maudsley Nat. Causes & Supernat. Seemings 315 In the extremest ecstasies there is neither theolepsy nor diabolepsy, nor any other lepsy in the sense of possession of the individual by an external power.

1913 J. K. Hewison Covenanters (rev. ed.) II. xxvii. 342 Gibb was subject to diabolepsy. According to the superstitious views of the time his paroxysms of madness were referable to the visible visits of the black dog, Satan, who made Gibb roar and blaspheme.

1981 A. Humez & N. Humez Alpha to Omega (1983) 23 The ancient Persians..believed that the chief cause of human ills was diabolepsy.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	diabolepsy
释义	diabolepsyn. Brit. /dʌɪˈabəlɛpsi/, U.S. /daɪˈæbəˌlɛpsi/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek διάβολος , -lepsy comb. form. Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek διάβολος devil (see devil n.) + -lepsy comb. form. Compare earlier diaboleptic n., and also theolepsy n. rare. Possession by a devil or demon; madness attributed to this. 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 1886 H. Maudsley Nat. Causes & Supernat. Seemings 315 In the extremest ecstasies there is neither theolepsy nor diabolepsy, nor any other lepsy in the sense of possession of the individual by an external power. 1913 J. K. Hewison Covenanters (rev. ed.) II. xxvii. 342 Gibb was subject to diabolepsy. According to the superstitious views of the time his paroxysms of madness were referable to the visible visits of the black dog, Satan, who made Gibb roar and blaspheme. 1981 A. Humez & N. Humez Alpha to Omega (1983) 23 The ancient Persians..believed that the chief cause of human ills was diabolepsy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1886
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