demonism

[ dee-muh-niz-uhm ]

/ ˈdi məˌnɪz əm /

noun

belief in demons.

the study of demons; demonology.

Origin of demonism

First recorded in 1690–1700; demon- + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM demonism

de·mon·ist, noun

Words nearby demonism

demonetarize, demonetize, demoniac, demonian, demonic, demonism, demonize, demono-, demonography, demonolater, demonolatry

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Example sentences from the Web for demonism

Necromancy and magic, demonism and witchcraft, have long since been relegated to the limbo of exposed fraud.
Craftsmanship in Teaching|William Chandler Bagley
Uncleanness and the evil eye are dogmatic notions, products of demonism.
Folkways|William Graham Sumner
Now that vampirism, by the evocation of the dead, is joined to demonism, the victim is worse than possessed.
L-bas|J. K. Huysmans
And you think my poor Tochatti may be a victim to this old form of demonism?
Afterwards|Kathlyn Rhodes

I am mad, you will say; but I speak of demonism and not law.
The Homicidal Diary|Earl Peirce

British Dictionary definitions for demonism

demonism

/ (ˈdiːməˌnɪzəm) /

noun

belief in the existence and power of demons
worship of demons

another word for demonology

Derived forms of demonism

demonist, noun

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单词	demonism
释义	demonism [ dee-muh-niz-uhm ] / ˈdi məˌnɪz əm / noun belief in demons. the study of demons; demonology. Origin of demonism First recorded in 1690–1700; demon- + -ism OTHER WORDS FROM demonism de·mon·ist, noun Words nearby demonism demonetarize, demonetize, demoniac, demonian, demonic, demonism, demonize, demono-, demonography, demonolater, demonolatry Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for demonism Necromancy and magic, demonism and witchcraft, have long since been relegated to the limbo of exposed fraud. Craftsmanship in Teaching\|William Chandler Bagley Uncleanness and the evil eye are dogmatic notions, products of demonism. Folkways\|William Graham Sumner Now that vampirism, by the evocation of the dead, is joined to demonism, the victim is worse than possessed. L-bas\|J. K. Huysmans And you think my poor Tochatti may be a victim to this old form of demonism? Afterwards\|Kathlyn Rhodes I am mad, you will say; but I speak of demonism and not law. The Homicidal Diary\|Earl Peirce British Dictionary definitions for demonism demonism / (ˈdiːməˌnɪzəm) / noun belief in the existence and power of demons worship of demons another word for demonology Derived forms of demonism demonist, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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