demonology en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌdiːməˈnɑːləd͡ʒi/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌdiːməˈnɒlədʒi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From demono- + -logy.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The study of demons, especially the incantations required to summon and control them.
But it wasn't all that strange, because any wizard bright enough to survive for five minutes was also bright enough to realize that if there was any power in demonology, then it lay with the demons.
1990, Terry Pratchett, Eric, page 27:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| demonologies | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| daimonology | alternative | lexicographic | |
| daemonology | alternative | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
Relateds
devillore · devil-lore · demonologist
Synonyms
Translations (35)
sh demonologija (study of demons) · it demonologia (study of demons) · vi quỷ học (study of demons) · cmn 惡魔學 /恶魔学 (study of demons) · ota مبحث شیاطین (study of demons) · cmn 魔鬼研究 (study of demons) · eo demonologio (study of demons) · ar عِلْم الشَيَاطِين (study of demons) · bg демоноло́гия (study of demons) · nl demonologie (study of demons) · de Dämonologie (study of demons) · no demonologi (study of demons) · fi demonologia (study of demons) · tr iblis bilimi (study of demons) · he דמונולוגיה (study of demons) · tr demonoloji (study of demons) · ca demonologia (study of demons) · fr démonologie (study of demons) · da dæmonologi (study of demons) · sv demonologi (study of demons) · hy դիվաբանություն (study of demons) · km ភូតវិទ្យា (study of demons) · uk демоноло́гія (study of demons) · hu demonológia (study of demons) · pt demonologia (study of demons) · th มารวิทยา (study of demons) · es demonología (study of demons) · el δαιμονολογία (study of demons) · ja 悪魔学 (study of demons) · ko 악마학 (study of demons) · io demonologio (study of demons) · pl demonologia (study of demons) · cmn 鬼神學 /鬼神学 (study of demons) · is djöflatrúarfræði (study of demons) · ru демоноло́гия (study of demons)