demonological
- adjective
- /ˌdɛmənəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/
- Specialized
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demonológico
- Many ancient cultures had demonological texts that described the characteristics of evil spirits.
Examples
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She studied demonological theories to better understand the folklore surrounding evil spirits in her region.
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The film explores various demonological concepts, shedding light on how different societies perceive malevolent entities.
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The evil eye belief was not cast off as superstition, but transformed and redefined along Pentecostal demonological lines.
Academic text (2000) -
Especially where the demonological version of such processes was concerned, for example, influential ideas would have been available in the Asclepius of Hermes Trismegistus.
Academic text (2002)
Surface Forms
Morphology
demonological = demonology (transparent) = demon + ology + ical
The adjective is formed regularly from the noun 'demonology' with '-ical', so the meaning follows directly from the base.
Etymology
Demonological comes from the part demon meaning 'spirit' or 'evil spirit' and the ending -ology meaning 'study', just like biology is the study of life. So, demonological means 'relating to the study or belief in demons or evil spirits'.
