demoniac en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /diməˈnaɪæk/ (UK)
- (US) audio
- /dɪˈməʊnɪak/ (UK)
Etymology
From Middle English demoniak et al., from Old French demoniaque, from Late Latin daemoniacus.
Meanings
- Possessed or controlled by a demon.
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Of or pertaining to demons; demonic.
How dark may be the hiding of God's face, Or what demoniac forms may seize the helm Of reason...
1827, Lydia Huntley Sigourney, Poems, 1827: The Sweetness of Life, page 24:There was movement everywhere, screaming, demoniac activity; the old man was coming across the tumbling logs.
1955, William Golding, The Inheritors, Faber & Faber, published 2005, page 216:Animal fury and orgiastic licence here whipped themselves to demoniac heights by howls and squawking ecstasies that tore and reverberated through those nighted woods like pestilential tempests from the gulfs of hell.
1928 February, H[oward] P[hillips] Lovecraft, “The Call of Cthulhu”, in Farnsworth Wright, editor, Weird Tales: A Magazine of the Bizarre and Unusual, volume XI, number 2, Indianapolis, Ind.: Popular Fiction Publishing Company, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dæmoniac | alternative | lexicographic | |
| daemoniac | alternative | lexicographic | |
| most demoniac | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more demoniac | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
diabolic · fiendlike · diabolical · fallen angelic · demoniac · devilish · satanical · daemonical · demonic · demoniacal · demonish · demonlike · demonly · cacodaemoniacal · demoniacal · demonical · satanic · devilish · diabolic
Translations (9)
pl demoniczny (pertaining to demons) · pdt besäten (possessed by a demon) · pl demoniczny (possessed by a demon) · pl diabelski (possessed by a demon) · uk біснува́тий (possessed by a demon) · ru беснова́тый (possessed by a demon) · pl diabelski (pertaining to demons) · fr démoniaque (possessed by a demon) · eo demona (pertaining to demons)