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Definition of Satanic

1. Adjective. Extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell. "Unholy grimaces"

Definition of Satanic

1. a. Of or pertaining to Satan; having the qualities of Satan; resembling Satan; extremely malicious or wicked; devilish; infernal.

Definition of Satanic

1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to Satan, the Devil. ¹

2. Adjective. Related to or showing typical signs of LaVeyan Satanism ¹

3. Adjective. suggestive of Satan or the devil ¹

4. Adjective. evil, fiendish, devilish or diabolical ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Satanic

1. extremely evil [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Satanic

Literary usage of Satanic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Crabb's English Synonyms by George Crabb (1917)
"satanic comes originally from the Hebrew designation of the "Prince of the Powers of ... satanic means characteristic of Satan, the prince of devils, ..."

2. Handy-book of Literary Curiosities by William Shepard Walsh (1892)
"particularly characterized by a satanic spirit of pride and audacious impiety which still betrays the wretched feelings of hopelessness wherewith it is ..."

3. Christ's Second Coming: Will it be Pre-millennial? by David Brown (1882)
"... supposing this not to be the true sense of the vision, but that the premillennialists are right in holding that it means the total cessation of satanic ..."

4. Systematic Theology: A Compendium and Commonplace-book Designed for the Use by Augustus Hopkins Strong (1907)
"Jesus recognizes satanic agency in these cases of possession, and he rejoices in the casting out of demons, as a sign of Satan's downfall. ..."

5. The Secret Doctrine: The Synthesis of Science, Religion, and Philosophy by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (1893)
"It was the satanic Race and Races! "Satan [was] never in heaven, Angels and men ... The earlier ages of the satanic race, and more especially during the ..."

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