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Definition of Demoniac
1. Adjective. Frenzied as if possessed by a demon. "A berserk worker smashing windows"
2. Noun. Someone who acts as if possessed by a demon.
Definition of Demoniac
1. a. Pertaining to, or characteristic of, a demon or evil spirit; devilish; as, a demoniac being; demoniacal practices.
2. n. A human being possessed by a demon or evil spirit; one whose faculties are directly controlled by a demon.
Definition of Demoniac
1. Adjective. possessed or controlled by a demon. ¹
2. Adjective. Of or pertaining to demons; demonic. ¹
3. Noun. One who is possessed or controlled by a demon. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Demoniac
1. one regarded as possessed by a demon [n -S]
Medical Definition of Demoniac
1. Frenzied, fiendish, as if possessed by evil spirits. Origin: G. Daimon, a spirit (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Demoniac
Literary usage of Demoniac
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1909)
"A demoniac is one supposed to be possessed by a demon or evil spirit or by ...
The demoniac is often so thoroughly possessed by the evil spirit that he ..."
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