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demoniac adjective [ dɪˈməʊnɪak ]

• relating to or characteristic of a demon or demons.
• "a goddess with both divine and demoniac qualities"
Similar: devilish, demonic, diabolic, diabolical, fiendish, satanic, Mephistophelian, hellish, infernal, evil, wicked, ungodly, unholy, cacodemonic,
Opposite: angelic,

demoniac noun

• a person supposedly possessed by an evil spirit.
Origin: late Middle English: from Old French demoniaque, from ecclesiastical Latin daemoniacus, from daemonium ‘lesser or evil spirit’ (see demon1).


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