A poem or other work about the Devil; a tale of the Devil's doings.
Origin
Late 18th century; earliest use found in William Combe (1742–1823), writer and literary imitator. From post-classical Latin diabolus or its etymon Hellenistic Greek διάβολος devil + -ad, after Iliad, etc.
Definition of Diaboliad in US English:
Diaboliad
nounˌdʌɪəˈbɒlɪad
rare
A poem or other work about the Devil; a tale of the Devil's doings.
Origin
Late 18th century; earliest use found in William Combe (1742–1823), writer and literary imitator. From post-classical Latin diabolus or its etymon Hellenistic Greek διάβολος devil + -ad, after Iliad, etc.