Antonyms for demonic


Grammar : Adj
Spell : dih-mon-ik
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈmɒn ɪk


Definition of demonic

Origin :
  • 1660s, from Latin daemonicus, from daemon (see demon). Demonical is from late 15c.
  • adj evil
Example sentences :
  • It burns at certain times and places with a fierce and demonic glow.
  • Extract from : « A Tour of the Missions » by Augustus Hopkins Strong
  • But what did it matter, after all, whether he were demonic or not, and whether she loved him or hated him?
  • Extract from : « The Portrait of a Lady » by Henry James
  • The extreme point of demonic power has always been held by the Serpent.
  • Extract from : « Demonology and Devil-lore » by Moncure Daniel Conway
  • We are tumultuous Mirabeau, with his demonic but generous soul.
  • Extract from : « Nineteenth Century Questions » by James Freeman Clarke
  • To all races there has been something devilish, or at least demonic, in the action of leaven.
  • Extract from : « Essays in Rebellion » by Henry W. Nevinson
  • It crouched motionless and blind in the mud and from its pulsing expanded throat vibrated the demonic croaking.
  • Extract from : « The Record of Currupira » by Robert Abernathy
  • In general, the demonic name-giving follows the theistic, but lags behind it.
  • Extract from : « Introduction to the History of Religions » by Crawford Howell Toy
  • Some gods, such as the Hebrew Satan and certain Greek deities, have been degraded to the demonic class.
  • Extract from : « Introduction to the History of Religions » by Crawford Howell Toy
  • This is perhaps the most formidable survival of demonic superstition now existing in the world.
  • Extract from : « Demonology and Devil-lore » by Moncure Daniel Conway
  • In Moslem countries, however, ‘Sheitan’ combines the demonic and the malignant voracities.
  • Extract from : « Demonology and Devil-lore » by Moncure Daniel Conway

Synonyms for demonic

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