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demoniacal

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de⋅mo⋅ni⋅ac

  [di-moh-nee-ak, dee-muh-nahy-ak]
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–adjective Also, de⋅mo⋅ni⋅a⋅cal  [dee-muh-nahy-uh-kuhl] .
1. of, pertaining to, or like a demon; demonic: demoniac laughter.
2. possessed by or as by an evil spirit; raging; frantic.
–noun
3. a person seemingly possessed by a demon or evil spirit.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < LL daemoniacus < Gk daimoniakós, equiv. to daimóni(os) pertaining to a daemon + -akos -ac

Related forms:
de⋅mo⋅ni⋅a⋅cal⋅ly  [dee-muh-nahy-ik-lee] , adverb

Antonyms:
1. angelic.
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de·mo·ni·ac   (dĭ-mō'nē-āk')   
adj.  

  1. Possessed, produced, or influenced by a demon: demoniac creatures.

  2. Of, resembling, or suggestive of a devil; fiendish: demoniac energy; a demoniacal fit.

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

[Middle English demoniak, from Late Latin daemoniacus, from Greek *daimoniakos, from daimonios, of a spirit, from daimōn, divine power; see demon.]
de'mo·ni'a·cal·ly adv.
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