Synonyms for diablerie
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : dee-ah-bluh-ree; French dya-bluh-ree |
| Phonetic Transcription : diˈɑ blə ri; French dya bləˈri |
Définition of diablerie
- noun black magic
- But what most of all attracted him to Capitola was her diablerie.
- Extract from : « Capitola's Peril » by Mrs. E.D.E.N. Southworth
- But the fifteenth century did a lot of diablerie in the West.
- Extract from : « A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 » by George Saintsbury
- It knows how to respond to the "diablerie" of the abysses with a reciprocal gesture.
- Extract from : « The Complex Vision » by John Cowper Powys
- Modern tales of diablerie are not so uncommon as might be expected.
- Extract from : « Notes and Queries, Number 139, June 26, 1852 » by Various
- This scene of diablerie and poisoning, however, did not terminate here.
- Extract from : « Magic and Witchcraft » by Anonymous
- She had a look of diablerie older than the history of woman.
- Extract from : « Under the Law » by Edwina Stanton Babcock
- Diablerie is the stimulant of the jaded fancy; it is the dram-drinking of the artist.
- Extract from : « Twelve Types » by G.K. Chesterton
- He rather admired her the more for her diablerie—but she must be careful!
- Extract from : « One Day » by Anonymous
- The world was speedily full of romances of his recklessness, his intrigues, his diablerie, and his munificence.
- Extract from : « Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 7 » by Various
- The ease, the grace, the diablerie of the poem are indescribable; its wantonness is not to be excused.
- Extract from : « Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 7 » by Various
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