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diablerie - 4 dictionary results

di⋅a⋅ble⋅rie

[dee-ah-bluh-ree; Fr. dya-bluh-ree]
–noun, plural -ries [-reez; Fr. -ree] .
1. diabolic magic or art; sorcery; witchcraft.
2. the domain or realm of devils.
3. the lore of devils; demonology.
4. reckless mischief; deviltry.

Origin:
1745–55; < F, OF, equiv. to diable devil + -erie -ery
di·a·ble·rie   (dē-ä'blə-rē, -āb'lə-)   
n.  
  1. Sorcery; witchcraft.
  2. Representation of devils or demons, as in paintings or fiction.
  3. Devilish conduct; deviltry.

[French, from Old French, from diable, devil, from Latin diabolus; see devil.]

Diablerie

Dia`ble*rie"\, Diabley \Di*ab"le*y\, n. [F. diablerie, fr. diable devil, L. diabolus. See Devil.] Devilry; sorcery or incantation; a diabolical deed; mischief.

diablerie

a representation in words or pictures of black magic or of dealings with the devil. Among the literary works that contain such representations are Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Young Goodman Brown" and Sylvia Townsend Warner's Lolly Willowes. The word is French and means "devilry," "manifestations of the devil," or "of devils."

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