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demoniac

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adjective

de·​mo·​ni·​ac di-ˈmō-nē-ˌak How to pronounce demoniac (audio)
variants or less commonly demoniacal
1
: possessed or influenced by a demon
2
: demonic
demoniac rage
demoniacally adverb

demoniac

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noun

: one possessed by a demon

Example Sentences

Adjective the murderer seemed possessed by a demoniac wish to destroy life

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English demonyak, borrowed from Anglo-French & Late Latin; Anglo-French demoniac, borrowed from Late Latin daemoniacus, borrowed from Greek daimoniakós, from daimónion "evil spirit" (Septuagint, New Testament), "divine power, lesser divine being" (noun derivative from neuter of daimónios, adjective derivative of daímōn "superhuman power, spirit intermediate between gods and humans") + -akos -ac — more at demon

Noun

Middle English demonyak, borrowed from Anglo-French & Late Latin; Anglo-French demoniac, borrowed from Late Latin daemoniacus, noun derivative of daemoniacus demoniac entry 1

First Known Use

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of demoniac was in the 14th century

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