Demoniac

4 definitions found

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) 2.0 [wn]:

  demoniac
       adj 1: in a murderous frenzy as if possessed by a demon; "the
              soldier was completely amuck"; "berserk with grief";
              "a berserk worker smashing windows" [syn: {amuck}, {amok},
               {berserk}, {demoniacal}, {possessed(p)}]
       2: resembling or suggesting possession by a demon; "demoniac
          energy"; "a demoniacal fit" [syn: {demoniacal}]
       n : someone who acts as if possessed by a demon

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  35 Moby Thesaurus words for "demoniac":
     aliene, bedlamite, borderline case, crackbrain, crackpot, crazed,
     crazy, dement, demonic, devilish, diabolic, energumen, fanatic,
     fired, flake, fou, idiot, insane, inspired, kook, loon, loony,
     lunatic, madman, maniac, meshuggenah, noncompos, nut, phrenetic,
     raving lunatic, satanic, screwball, serpentine, unhallowed,
     weirdo