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
- 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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