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demonomagy en · NOUN

Etymology

From demono- + Ancient Greek μαγεία (mageía).

Meanings

  1. (rare, uncountable) Magic in which the aid of demons is invoked; black magic.
    • Many declare that the prevalent beliefs and practices of great numbers of these "worshipers" are for the most part animistic superstitions, ancient fetishism, pagan demonolatry and demonomagy, thinly disguised […] 1945, Wade Crawford Barclay, Greater Good Neighbor Policy, page 157:
    • Turning away from this demonomagy, Boyd produced "unquestioning" pictures of the lushly verdant countryside around Berwick in 1948, before discovering the purifying atmosphere of the Wimmera (1949-51) […] 1979, Humphrey McQueen, The black swan of trespass, page 135:
    • Demonomagy (black magic) manifests itself in various forms. Its exact recognition seems possible only to the initiated. 1960, Albert Niedermeyer, Compendium of pastoral medicine, page 410: