diabolicityn.
/ˌdʌɪəbəˈlɪsᵻti/, /dʌɪˌabəˈlɪsᵻti/, U.S. /ˌdaɪəbəˈlɪsᵻdi/, /daɪˌæbəˈlɪsᵻdi/ The state or condition of being diabolical (in various senses); diabolical quality or character; devilishness; wickedness.
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the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > diabolicalness > [noun]
devilrya1400
devility1588
devilship1644
devilism1647
diabolicalness1652
diablerie1653
diabolism1660
deviltry1772
demonry1805
diabolicity1861
demonishnessa1930
society > morality > moral evil > wickedness > [noun] > devilish wickedness
devilrya1400
devility1588
devilship1644
devilism1647
diabolicalness1652
diablerie1653
diabolism1660
deviltry1772
demonry1805
diabolicity1861
infernalism1864
demonishnessa1930
1861 National Republican 22 Jan. The crowning act..of diabolicity..on the part of South Carolina, is the extinction of the lights at the lighthouses on her coast.
1865 A. De Morgan Budget of Paradoxes in Athenæum 18 Feb. 236/1 We are told..that if..the Apostolicity become Diabolicity [my words]..the church becomes negative.
1919 G. Saintsbury Hist. French Novel II. viii. 327 That Dumasity, Diabolicity, or Dieu-sait-quoi, which distinguishes..the great Mousquetaire trilogy.
2013 C. Jaser in E. Brenner et al. Memory & Commemoration Medieval Culture ii. vi. 137 The figure of the raven incarnates the dangerous diabolicity of an excommunicant who..is furthest away from absolution.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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