Synonyms for demoniac

Grammar : Adj, noun

Spell : dih-moh-nee-ak, dee-muh-nahy-ak

Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈmoʊ niˌæk, ˌdi məˈnaɪ æk

Top 10 synonyms for demoniac

Other synonyms for the word demoniac

Définition of demoniac

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 magic/magical : adj bewitching, charming
As in savage : adj cruel, vicious
As in unearthly : adj supernatural; very strange
As in violent : adj destructive
As in magical : adj bewitching
As in diabolical : adj devilish
As in maniacal : adj insane
As in kinetic : adj energetic
As in talismanic : adj magic
As in thaumaturgic : adj magic
As in thaumaturgical : adj magic
As in theurgic : adj magic
As in theurgical : adj magic
As in cruel : adj vicious, pitiless; causing pain
As in demonic : adj evil
As in devilish : adj wicked
As in diabolic : adj evil, fiendish
As in energetic : adj full of life; forceful
As in lunatic : noun person who is crazy, mad

Example sentences :

It was with the greatest difficulty that I was delivered from the clutches of this demoniac.
Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

Martha Brossier, daughter of a weaver at Romorantin, was shown as a demoniac, in 1578.
Extract from : « The Phantom World » by Augustin Calmet

But the path of these demoniac men was marked by the ravages of fiends.
Extract from : « Ferdinand De Soto, The Discoverer of the Mississippi » by John S. C. Abbott

It looked a demoniac place, a smoke-wreathed platform in some Inferno circle.
Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston

A great, black, cylindrical shell came with a demoniac shriek.
Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston

Finally, in folk-lore the snail is an uncanny or demoniac being, because it has horns.
Extract from : « Memoirs » by Charles Godfrey Leland

The charge that He was a demoniac was but a repetition of earlier slanders.
Extract from : « Jesus the Christ » by James Edward Talmage

But the arrival of the dark rider brought the demoniac singing to an end.
Extract from : « Legend Land, Volume 2 » by Various

Above the demoniac hiss of the assassin's bullet he heard the voice of God.
Extract from : « Hidden Treasures » by Harry A. Lewis

Again the hideous clamor of demoniac war was heard, as the noise of their rude drums and savage yells fell upon the ear.
Extract from : « The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago » by John S. C. Abbott

Antonyms for demoniac

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