demoniac

demoniac
I. adjective also demoniacal Etymology: Middle English demoniak, from Late Latin daemoniacus, from Greek daimoniakos, from daimon-, daimōn Date: 14th century 1. possessed or influenced by a demon 2. demonic <
demoniac rage
>
demoniacally adverb II. noun Date: 14th century one possessed by a demon

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?
Synonyms:

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Demoniac — Origin Wellington, New Zealand Genres Black metal (early) Blackened power metal (late) Years active 1993–1999 Labels Osmose Productions …   Wikipedia

  • Demoniac — Жанр блэк метал пауэр метал Годы 1993 1999 Страна …   Википедия

  • Demoniac — De*mo ni*ac, Demoniacal Dem o*ni a*cal (?; 277), a. [L. daemoniacus, fr. daemon; cf. F. d[ e]moniaque. See {Demon}.] 1. Pertaining to, or characteristic of, a demon or evil spirit; devilish; as, a demoniac being; demoniacal practices. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • demoniac — DEMONIÁC, Ă, demoniaci, ce, adj. Demonic. [pr.: ni ac] – Din fr. démoniaque. Trimis de claudia, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98  DEMONIÁC adj. v. demonic, diabolic, diavo lesc, drăcesc, infernal, necurat, satanic. Trimis de siveco, 13.09.2007. Sursa:… …   Dicționar Român

  • Demoniac — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Demoniac era una banda de black metal de Nueva Zelanda formada en Auckland en 1993 por el cantante y el bajista Lindsay Dawson y guitarrista Sam Totman. Esta banda se disolvió a finales de 1999, poco después de… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Demoniac — De*mo ni*ac, n. 1. A human being possessed by a demon or evil spirit; one whose faculties are directly controlled by a demon. [1913 Webster] The demoniac in the gospel was sometimes cast into the fire. Bates. [1913 Webster] 2. (Eccl. Hist.) One… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Demoniac — Allgemeine Informationen Genre(s) Black Metal, Power Metal Gründung 1992 Auflösung 1999 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • demoniac — index cold blooded, diabolic, malevolent, malicious, ruthless, sinister Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • demoniac — c.1400 (adj.) possessed, insane, earlier (late 14c.) as a noun, one who is possessed, from L.L. daemoniacus (c.200), from Gk. daimoniakos possessed by a demon, from diamon (see DEMON (Cf. demon)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • demoniac — demoniac, demonic diabolic, diabolical, *fiendish, devilish Analogous words: hellish, *infernal: crazed, crazy, maniac, *insane: inspired, fired (see INFORM) Contrasted words: *celestial, heavenly …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • demoniac — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ demonic. ► NOUN ▪ a person supposedly possessed by an evil spirit. DERIVATIVES demoniacal adjective …   English terms dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”