Demoniac DEMONIAC or DEMONIACAL or DEMONIAN,
a. 1. Pertaining to demons or evil spirits. 2. Influenced by
demons; produced by demons or evil spirits. Demoniac phrensy. DEMONIAC, n. A human being possessed by a demon; one whose volition
and other mental faculties are overpowered, restrained, or disturbed,
in their regular operation, by an evil spirit, or by a created spiritual
being of superior power.
demoniac
adj 1: frenzied as if possessed by a demon; "the soldier was
completely amuck"; "berserk with grief"; "a berserk
worker smashing windows" [syn: amuck, amok,
berserk, demoniac, demoniacal, possessed(p)]
n 1: someone who acts as if possessed by a demon
demoniac I. adjectivealsodemoniacalEtymology: Middle English demoniak, from Late Latin
daemoniacus, from Greek daimoniakos, from daimon-,
daimōnDate: 14th century 1. possessed or influenced
by a demon 2.demonic <demoniac rage> •
demoniacallyadverbII. nounDate: 14th century
one possessed by a demon
demoniac adj. & n. --adj. 1 fiercely energetic or frenzied. 2 a supposedly possessed by an evil spirit. b of or concerning such possession. 3 of or like demons. --n. a person
possessed by an evil spirit. Derivatives: demoniacal adj. demoniacally adv. Etymology: ME f. OF demoniaque f. eccl.L daemoniacus f. daemonium f. Gk daimonion dimin. of daimon:
see DEMON)
demoniac
dɪˈməunɪæk adj. & n. --adj. 1 fiercely energetic or frenzied. 2
a supposedly possessed by an evil spirit. b of or concerning such possession. 3
of or like demons. --n. a person possessed by an evil spirit. øødemoniacal
adj. demoniacally adv. [ME f. OF demoniaque f. eccl.L daemoniacus f. daemonium
f. Gk daimonion dimin. of daimon: see DEMON)]
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.
The demoniac in the gospel was sometimes cast into
the fire. --Bates.
2. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect of Anabaptists who maintain
that the demons or devils will finally be saved.
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.
Sarcastic, demoniacal laughter. --Thackeray.
2. Influenced or produced by a demon or evil spirit; as,
demoniac or demoniacal power. ``Demoniac frenzy.''
--Milton.
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