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satanic - 3 dictionary results

sa⋅tan⋅ic

[suh-tan-ik, sey-]
–adjective
1. of Satan.
2. characteristic of or befitting Satan; extremely wicked; devillike; diabolical.
Also, sa⋅tan⋅i⋅cal.


Origin:
1660–70; < MGk satanikós. See Satan, -ic


sa⋅tan⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
sa⋅tan⋅i⋅cal⋅ness, noun


2. evil, devilish, hellish, fiendish, infernal.
sa·tan·ic   (sə-tān'ĭk, sā-)   
adj.  
  1. Relating to or suggestive of Satan or evil.
  2. Profoundly cruel or evil; fiendish.
sa·tan'i·cal·ly adv.

Satanic

Sa*tan"ic\, Satanical \Sa*tan"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. satanique, Gr. ?.] Of or pertaining to Satan; having the qualities of Satan; resembling Satan; extremely malicious or wicked; devilish; infernal. "Satanic strength." "Satanic host." --Milton.

Detest the slander which, with a Satanic smile, exults over the character it has ruined. --Dr. T. Dwight. -- Sa*tan"ic*al*ly, adv. -- Sa*tan"ic*al*ness, n.
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