Antonyms for demoniacal


Grammar : Adj
Spell : dih-moh-nee-ak, dee-muh-nahy-ak
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈmoʊ niˌæk, ˌdi məˈnaɪ æk


Definition of demoniacal

Origin :
  • c.1400, "possessed, insane," earlier (late 14c.) as a noun, "one who is possessed," from Late Latin daemoniacus (c.200), from Greek daimoniakos "possessed by a demon," from diamon (see demon).
  • As in demonic : adj evil
Example sentences :
  • Demoniacal possession was a mania in France in the seventeenth century.
  • Extract from : « The Superstitions of Witchcraft » by Howard Williams
  • In the distance a coyote was making the night hideous with his demoniacal howlings.
  • Extract from : « The Cave of Gold » by Everett McNeil
  • They also believe in the existence of a demoniacal hierarchy.
  • Extract from : « Castes and Tribes of Southern India » by Edgar Thurston
  • It is now believed that the patient is free from all demoniacal attacks.
  • Extract from : « Castes and Tribes of Southern India » by Edgar Thurston
  • The completion of my demoniacal design became an insatiable passion.
  • Extract from : « Frankenstein » by Mary W. Shelley
  • Would you also create for yourself and the world a demoniacal enemy?
  • Extract from : « Frankenstein » by Mary W. Shelley
  • All other beings—divine and demoniacal—are to be dreaded, not worshipped.
  • Extract from : « The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, December 1879 » by Various
  • True, they represent the gods themselves as demoniacal beings.
  • Extract from : « Elements of Folk Psychology » by Wilhelm Wundt
  • Opposed to him are hostile, demoniacal beings, who seek his destruction.
  • Extract from : « Elements of Folk Psychology » by Wilhelm Wundt
  • Gods are universally the result of a union of demoniacal and heroic elements.
  • Extract from : « Elements of Folk Psychology » by Wilhelm Wundt

Synonyms for demoniacal

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