demoniacal
- adjective
- /dɪˈmoʊniˌaɪkəl/
- Archaic
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demoníaco
- It is DEMONIACAL.
Examples
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"It may occur to some," he observed, "to raise the question, why it is that the lying wonders of necromancy, magic, and demoniacal possessions are wont to be grouped contemporaneously with the true wonders of prophecy and divine gifts."
Academic text (2010) -
It's a terrifying, almost demoniacal display of instant physical superiority.
Fiction book (1995) -
And, you know, we can see discussions of the demoniacal in, for example, Kierkegaard and Dostoevsky and and all sorts of other authors.
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Beit-Hallamhi, Benjamin. "Turn of the Screw and the Exorcist: Demoniacal Possession and Childhood Purity." American Imago 33 (1976): 296-303. Print.
Academic text (2014) -
I took refuge in the courtyard belonging to the house which I inhabited, where I remained during the rest of the night, walking up and down in the greatest agitation, listening attentively, catching and fearing each sound as if it were to announce the approach of the demoniacal corpse to which I had so miserably given life.
Fiction book (2002) -
The horror movie featured a demoniacal creature that terrorized the town with its wickedness.
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His demoniacal laughter echoed through the haunted house, sending chills down everyone's spine.
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Many believed the paintings in the old mansion were cursed, each depicting a demoniacal figure lurking in the shadows.
Synonyms
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8.1
Extremely evil and cruel, as if caused by the devil
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8.2
Very evil and cruel, like a devil
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7.5
Extremely evil and cruel, like something from hell
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4.4
Being very naughty in a playful, clever way
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7.8
Very evil and cruel, like the devil
Being related to an evil spirit or showing its control
Connected with evil spirits or seeming to be caused by them
Connected with evil spirits or demons that frighten people
Controlled by an evil spirit
Seeming to be controlled and troubled by evil spirits
Filled with evil spirits that control or trouble people
Antonyms
How Evil
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Demoniacal comes from the simple word demon, which means 'evil spirit', and the ending -ical turns it into a describing word. So demoniacal describes someone or something that seems like a demon — very wicked or wildly out of control.