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Definition of demonic in English: demonicadjective dɪˈmɒnɪkdiˈmɑnɪk 1Relating to or characteristic of demons or evil spirits. Example sentencesExamples - In fact, she showed many of the classic signs of advanced demonic possession.
- There is no such thing as demonic possession; and in just the same way there is no such thing as knowledge of the external world.
- The broadly gashed mouth gives it a fierce expression, like that of Chinese demonic masks.
- They are forced to swallow and later regurgitate foreign objects, which Onokoko then displays as proof of demonic possession.
- The appearance may just be your psychological patterns, but for you it is a spirit, it is demonic, and it is real.
- The whole house and yard were cleaned thoroughly to banish all bad joss and demonic spirits.
- So clearly we must have two different people here, or a schizophrenic, or a case of demonic possession.
- I could now distinguish the difference between human evil and demonic evil it seemed.
- Even today, Levitation is often thought to be involved in cases of demonic possession.
- Beliefs in magic and demonic possession look mad to us now, but they were naive attempts to establish causal relations and to control the world.
- He is not pessimistic due to the fact that there is no credible evidence for the reality of demonic possession.
- What made the 1973 film stand out was that it set its demonic possession in a humdrum modern-day context.
- In the early Middle Ages popular superstition began to associate witchcraft with demonic possession and the rejection of God.
- Was there some evil demonic being looking to recruit unsuspecting people for a diabolical plan?
- She shoved past a merchant selling amulets to ward against evil entities and demonic sprites.
- Curtis wanted me to play him as a psychotic, demonic character.
- The demonic glowing eyes he carried gazed upon the spirit of Phyoni, grimacing at the sight.
- It was my first experience of being addressed by a demonic spirit through someone else's lips.
- I eventually gave up and called a priest to come over and exorcise the demonic spirits.
- He also well knew that demonic violence has long characterized human affairs.
Synonyms devilish, diabolic, diabolical, fiendish, satanic, Mephistophelian, hellish, infernal, evil, wicked, ungodly, unholy rare cacodemonic - 1.1 Fiercely energetic or frenzied.
Example sentencesExamples - He breathes a blend of demonic intensity and weary detachment in his character's unforgettable vision.
- She remembered being furious with the demonic Keytako, and that's when she blacked out.
- They have to be joyous peasants, drunken students and evil spirits singing demonic gibberish.
- It was the Grim Reaper, but he was not as wild or demonic as she had once fancied him to be.
- Six inches away from them was another pair of eyes, a wild, staring, demonic pair of eyes.
Synonyms wild, frenzied, feverish, frenetic, hectic, frantic, furious, hysterical
Derivatives adverb Several images show Baker glaring out demonically. Example sentencesExamples - We saw one old woman climbing a date palm barefoot, knife between her teeth, and she laughed demonically at our clear astonishment.
- The boy peered around the room, grinning demonically.
- In the mirror above his bed, a long, reptilian face with a set of branching antlers and short, scruffy whiskers cackled demonically, eyes glowing like twin red suns.
- Immediately, a serpentine creature slithered through the hole, hissing demonically as it snaked towards Space Colony One.
Origin Mid 17th century: via late Latin from Greek daimonikos, from daimōn (see demon1). Rhymes anachronic, animatronic, bionic, Brythonic, bubonic, Byronic, canonic, carbonic, catatonic, chalcedonic, chronic, colonic, conic, cyclonic, daemonic, diatonic, draconic, electronic, embryonic, euphonic, harmonic, hegemonic, histrionic, homophonic, hypersonic, iconic, ionic, ironic, isotonic, laconic, macaronic, Masonic, Miltonic, mnemonic, monotonic, moronic, Napoleonic, philharmonic, phonic, Platonic, Plutonic, polyphonic, quadraphonic, sardonic, saxophonic, siphonic, Slavonic, sonic, stereophonic, subsonic, subtonic, symphonic, tectonic, Teutonic, thermionic, tonic, transonic, ultrasonic Definition of demonic in US English: demonicadjectivedēˈmänikdiˈmɑnɪk 1Of, resembling, or characteristic of demons or evil spirits. Example sentencesExamples - The broadly gashed mouth gives it a fierce expression, like that of Chinese demonic masks.
- I eventually gave up and called a priest to come over and exorcise the demonic spirits.
- So clearly we must have two different people here, or a schizophrenic, or a case of demonic possession.
- The whole house and yard were cleaned thoroughly to banish all bad joss and demonic spirits.
- Curtis wanted me to play him as a psychotic, demonic character.
- Even today, Levitation is often thought to be involved in cases of demonic possession.
- There is no such thing as demonic possession; and in just the same way there is no such thing as knowledge of the external world.
- I could now distinguish the difference between human evil and demonic evil it seemed.
- She shoved past a merchant selling amulets to ward against evil entities and demonic sprites.
- The demonic glowing eyes he carried gazed upon the spirit of Phyoni, grimacing at the sight.
- What made the 1973 film stand out was that it set its demonic possession in a humdrum modern-day context.
- Beliefs in magic and demonic possession look mad to us now, but they were naive attempts to establish causal relations and to control the world.
- He is not pessimistic due to the fact that there is no credible evidence for the reality of demonic possession.
- The appearance may just be your psychological patterns, but for you it is a spirit, it is demonic, and it is real.
- They are forced to swallow and later regurgitate foreign objects, which Onokoko then displays as proof of demonic possession.
- It was my first experience of being addressed by a demonic spirit through someone else's lips.
- Was there some evil demonic being looking to recruit unsuspecting people for a diabolical plan?
- In the early Middle Ages popular superstition began to associate witchcraft with demonic possession and the rejection of God.
- In fact, she showed many of the classic signs of advanced demonic possession.
- He also well knew that demonic violence has long characterized human affairs.
Synonyms devilish, demoniac, demoniacal, diabolic, diabolical, fiendish, satanic, mephistophelian, hellish, infernal, evil, wicked, ungodly, unholy - 1.1 Fiercely energetic or frenzied.
Example sentencesExamples - It was the Grim Reaper, but he was not as wild or demonic as she had once fancied him to be.
- He breathes a blend of demonic intensity and weary detachment in his character's unforgettable vision.
- Six inches away from them was another pair of eyes, a wild, staring, demonic pair of eyes.
- They have to be joyous peasants, drunken students and evil spirits singing demonic gibberish.
- She remembered being furious with the demonic Keytako, and that's when she blacked out.
Synonyms wild, frenzied, feverish, frenetic, hectic, frantic, furious, hysterical
Origin Mid 17th century: via late Latin from Greek daimonikos, from daimōn (see demon). |