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单词 demonism
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Definition of demonism in English:

demonism

noun ˈdiːmənɪz(ə)mˈdiməˌnɪzəm
mass noun
  • 1Belief in the power of demons.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, recorded in Los Angeles in 1957, is one of the best in the catalog, particularly if you see demonism as an essential aspect of this work.
    • Throughout history the tattoo bears the mark of paganism, demonism, Baal worship, shamanism, mysticism, heathenism, cannibalism and just about every other pagan belief known.
    • His treatment of demonism is written as an antidote to the outbreak of sorcery.
    • At the same time, demonic possession increased dramatically, probably because demonism in general and witchcraft in particular were preoccupations of the age.
    • Dyer's mystical demonism accounts for the ambivalent, exhilarating, and uncanny dimension of his architecture.
    • They are trying to kill him, and this lethal intention enslaves them to lying and to demonism.
  • 2Action or behaviour that seems too cruel or wicked to be human.

    the demonism of warfare
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Weaver sees in this a species of the demonic, for demonism is ‘blind to everything except what it wants.’
 
 

Definition of demonism in US English:

demonism

nounˈdēməˌnizəmˈdiməˌnɪzəm
  • 1Belief in the power of demons.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Throughout history the tattoo bears the mark of paganism, demonism, Baal worship, shamanism, mysticism, heathenism, cannibalism and just about every other pagan belief known.
    • Dyer's mystical demonism accounts for the ambivalent, exhilarating, and uncanny dimension of his architecture.
    • They are trying to kill him, and this lethal intention enslaves them to lying and to demonism.
    • At the same time, demonic possession increased dramatically, probably because demonism in general and witchcraft in particular were preoccupations of the age.
    • This Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, recorded in Los Angeles in 1957, is one of the best in the catalog, particularly if you see demonism as an essential aspect of this work.
    • His treatment of demonism is written as an antidote to the outbreak of sorcery.
  • 2Action or behavior that seems too cruel or wicked to be human.

    the demonism of warfare
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Weaver sees in this a species of the demonic, for demonism is ‘blind to everything except what it wants.’
 
 
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