Demoniac

Word DEMONIAC
Character 8
Hyphenation de mo ni ac
Pronunciations /diməˈnaɪæk/

Definitions and meanings of "Demoniac"

What do we mean by demoniac?

Possessed, produced, or influenced by a demon. adjective

Of, resembling, or suggestive of a devil; fiendish. adjective

One who is or seems to be possessed by a demon. noun

Pertaining to a demon or spirit.

Produced by demons; influenced by demons.

Of the character of a demon; acting as if possessed by demons; wild; frantic; extremely wicked or cruel.

One who is supposed to be possessed by a demon; one whose volition and other mental faculties seem to be overpowered. restrained, or disturbed in their regular operation by an evil spirit; specifically, a lunatic. noun

capitalized One of a section of the Anabaptists who maintained that, the devils would ultimately be saved. noun

A human being possessed by a demon or evil spirit; one whose faculties are directly controlled by a demon. noun

One of a sect of Anabaptists who maintain that the demons or devils will finally be saved. noun

Pertaining to, or characteristic of, a demon or evil spirit; devilish adjective

Influenced or produced by a demon or evil spirit. adjective

Resembling or suggesting possession by a demon. adjective

In a murderous frenzy as if possessed by a demon. adjective

Possessed or controlled by a demon. adjective

Of or pertaining to demons; demonic. adjective

One who is possessed or controlled by a demon. noun

Frenzied as if possessed by a demon adjective

Someone who acts as if possessed by a demon noun

Someone who is possessed by a demon.

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The word "demoniac" in example sentences

He has deemed himself a failure and largely abandoned literature, but Jed's portrait of him captures his bygone intensity—"he appears to be in a trance, possessed by a fury that some have not hesitated to describe as demoniac." ❋ Sam Sacks (2012)

A more perplexing difficulty arises from his handling of the cases of so-called demoniac possession. ❋ Rush Rhees (N/A)

There is in human nature what Goethe used to call a demoniac element, defying all law, and all induction; and we can, I fear, from that one cause, as easily calculate the progress of the human race, as we can calculate that of the vines upon the slopes of AEtna, with the lava ready to boil up and overwhelm them at any and every moment. ❋ Charles Kingsley (1847)

Pseudo-Jerome: Here again the demoniac is the people of the Gentiles, in a most hopeless case, bound neither by the law of nature, nor of God, nor by human fear. ❋ 1225?-1274 (1842)

It seemed to him for a moment that Osmond had a kind of demoniac imagination; it was impossible that without malice he should have selected so unusual a topic. ❋ Unknown (1917)

'demoniac' people, in the passus beginning 'they declare the world to be without a Truth, without a resting-place, without a Ruler,' and ending ❋ George Thibaut (1881)

'demoniac' manner of contemporary tragedians, I take leave to think that no player has been more worthy to wear the _canons_ of M.scarille or the gown of Vadius than M. Coquelin of the Comédie Francaise. ❋ Andrew Lang (1878)

For the more demoniac drivers, who offer taxi services, the new highway code has triggered great pain, since most run without legal documentation and without normal security measures, such as excess passengers. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Laughter without air and sunshine becomes morbid, decadent, demoniac. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Yes | No | Report from demoniac wrote 1 year 1 week ago ❋ Unknown (2009)

Perhaps because I'd been listing them I had a frightful dream one night in which I had to dance with all of them at a ball on the slave-deck of the Balliol College, with the demoniac Captain Spring conducting the music in a cocked hat and white gloves. ❋ Unknown (2010)

As a famous demoniac once asked, "Ti emoi kai soi estin?" ❋ Unknown (2009)

Jim Webb is a bit of a demoniac, to be quite honest. ❋ Unknown (2009)

To set the negro at liberty would deprive them of this last comfort; and accordingly no class of men advocate slavery with such frantic and unreasoning violence, or hate abolitionists with such demoniac hatred. ❋ Unknown (2009)

 She fell instantly to the ground, a product of the demoniac being relieved of her hellish puppeteer. ❋ Unknown (2009)

His cheeks were livid — his eyes started from their sockets — his lips were covered with foam, and his gestures were those of a demoniac. ❋ Unknown (2008)

He started up, every limb quivering with rage, and his features so inflamed and agitated by passion, that he more resembled a demoniac, than a man under the regulation of reason. ❋ Unknown (2008)

“There she is!” he exclaimed; “there she is, in form and features, though inferior in demoniac expression, to the accursed hag who visited me last night.” ❋ Unknown (2008)

When she saw herself discovered, she gibbered, made mouths, and pointed at them with her bloody fingers, with the frantic gestures of an exulting demoniac. ❋ Unknown (2008)

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