From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Demoniac \De*mo"ni*ac\, Demoniacal \Dem`o*ni"a*cal\ (?; 277), a.
[L. daemoniacus, fr. daemon; cf. F. d['e]moniaque. See
{Demon}.]
1. Pertaining to, or characteristic of, a demon or evil
spirit; devilish; as, a demoniac being; demoniacal
practices.
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Sarcastic, demoniacal laughter. --Thackeray.
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2. Influenced or produced by a demon or evil spirit; as,
demoniac or demoniacal power. "Demoniac frenzy." --Milton.
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3. resembling or suggesting possession by a demon; as,
demoniac energy.
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4. in a murderous frenzy as if possessed by a demon.
Syn: amuck, amok, berserk, demoniac, possessed(predicate).
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Demoniac \De*mo"ni*ac\, n.
1. A human being possessed by a demon or evil spirit; one
whose faculties are directly controlled by a demon.
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The demoniac in the gospel was sometimes cast into
the fire. --Bates.
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2. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect of Anabaptists who maintain
that the demons or devils will finally be saved.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
demoniac
adj 1: frenzied as if possessed by a demon; "the soldier was
completely amuck"; "berserk with grief"; "a berserk
worker smashing windows" [syn: {amuck}, {amok},
{berserk}, {demoniac}, {demoniacal}, {possessed(p)}]
n 1: someone who acts as if possessed by a demon
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