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demoniac(dictionary)

demoniac (iou)



demoniac adjective & noun. LME.
[Old & mod. French demoniaque from ecclesiastical Latin daemoniacus, from daemonium: see DEMON noun1, -AC.]
A. adjective.
1. Possessed by a demon or an evil spirit. LME.
b. Of or pertaining to possession by evil spirits. L17.
2. Of or pertaining to demons. M17.
3. Befitting a demon, devilish. E19.
4. = DEMONIC 2. M19.
B. noun. A person possessed by a demon or evil spirit. LME.
demoniacal adjective = DEMONIAC adjective 1, 2, 3 E17.
demoniacally adverb E19.