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| Simoniac | n. [ LL. simoniacus. See Simony. ] One who practices simony, or who buys or sells preferment in the church. Ayliffe. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Simoniacal | a. Of or pertaining to simony; guilty of simony; consisting of simony. -- Sim"o*ni`a*cal*ly, adv. [1913 Webster] The flagitious profligacy of their lives, and the simoniacal arts by which they grasped at the popedom. J. S. Harford. [1913 Webster] | | Demoniac | n. 1. A human being possessed by a demon or evil spirit; one whose faculties are directly controlled by a demon. [ 1913 Webster ] The demoniac in the gospel was sometimes cast into the fire. Bates. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect of Anabaptists who maintain that the demons or devils will finally be saved. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Demoniacal | { } a. [ L. daemoniacus, fr. daemon; cf. F. démoniaque. See Demon. ] 1. Pertaining to, or characteristic of, a demon or evil spirit; devilish; as, a demoniac being; demoniacal practices. [ 1913 Webster ] Sarcastic, demoniacal laughter. Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Influenced or produced by a demon or evil spirit; as, demoniac or demoniacal power. “Demoniac frenzy.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. resembling or suggesting possession by a demon; as, demoniac energy. [ WordNet 1.5 ] 4. in a murderous frenzy as if possessed by a demon.
Syn. -- amuck, amok, berserk, demoniac, possessed(predicate). [ WordNet 1.5 ] Variants: Demoniac | | Demoniacally | adv. In a demoniacal manner. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Demoniacism | n. The state of being demoniac, or the practices of demoniacs. [ 1913 Webster ] |
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| | | demoniac | (ดิโม'นิแอค, เคิล) adj. เกี่ยวกับภูตผีปีศาจ n. บุคคลที่ถูกผีสิง | | demoniacal | (ดิโม'นิแอค, เคิล) adj. เกี่ยวกับภูตผีปีศาจ n. บุคคลที่ถูกผีสิง |
| | | | Demoniac | n. 1. A human being possessed by a demon or evil spirit; one whose faculties are directly controlled by a demon. [ 1913 Webster ] The demoniac in the gospel was sometimes cast into the fire. Bates. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect of Anabaptists who maintain that the demons or devils will finally be saved. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Demoniacal | { } a. [ L. daemoniacus, fr. daemon; cf. F. démoniaque. See Demon. ] 1. Pertaining to, or characteristic of, a demon or evil spirit; devilish; as, a demoniac being; demoniacal practices. [ 1913 Webster ] Sarcastic, demoniacal laughter. Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Influenced or produced by a demon or evil spirit; as, demoniac or demoniacal power. “Demoniac frenzy.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. resembling or suggesting possession by a demon; as, demoniac energy. [ WordNet 1.5 ] 4. in a murderous frenzy as if possessed by a demon.
Syn. -- amuck, amok, berserk, demoniac, possessed(predicate). [ WordNet 1.5 ] Variants: Demoniac | | Demoniacally | adv. In a demoniacal manner. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Demoniacism | n. The state of being demoniac, or the practices of demoniacs. [ 1913 Webster ] |
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