demonic
Pronunciation Adjective
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Pronunciation Adjective
demonic
- Pertaining to demons or evil spirits; demoniac.
- Convinced that his uncle was a warlock, he rifled through his attic, looking for demonic artifacts.
- Once he had grasped the controls, he unleashed a demonic laugh that made his hostages shudder.
- Pertaining to dæmons in ancient Greek thought; concerning supernatural ‘genius’.
- 1999, Joyce Crick, translating Sigmund Freud, The Interpretation of Dreams, I:
- Aristotle concedes that the nature of the dream is indeed daemonic transterm dämonischer, but not divine – which might well reveal a profound meaning, if one could hit on the right translation.
- 1999, Joyce Crick, translating Sigmund Freud, The Interpretation of Dreams, I:
- French: démoniaque
- German: dämonisch
- Italian: demonico, demoniaco
- Portuguese: demoníaco
- Russian: демони́ческий
- Spanish: demoníaco
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