Devilry

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Devilry \Dev"il*ry\, n.; pl. {Devilries}.
     1. Conduct suitable to the devil; extreme wickedness;
        deviltry.
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              Stark lies and devilry.               --Sir T. More.


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     2. The whole body of evil spirits. --Tylor.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  devilry
       n 1: wicked and cruel behavior [syn: {deviltry}]
       2: reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or
          annoyance in others [syn: {mischief}, {mischief-making}, {mischievousness},
           {deviltry}, {devilment}, {rascality}, {roguery}, {roguishness},
           {shenanigan}]

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

  83 Moby Thesaurus words for "devilry":
     Black Mass, Satanism, arrantness, badness, baseness, bitchiness,
     black magic, chthonian worship, cruelty, cussedness, demonism,
     demonography, demonolatry, demonology, demonomancy, demonomy,
     demonry, devil lore, devil worship, devilishness, devilment,
     deviltry, diablerie, diabolism, diabology, diabolology, elfishness,
     evil, evil intent, evilness, fiendishness, flagitiousness,
     foolishness, foulness, harmfulness, hatefulness, heinousness,
     hellishness, high spirits, impishness, iniquitousness, iniquity,
     invidiousness, knavery, knavishness, maleficence, malevolence,
     malice, malice aforethought, malice prepense, maliciousness,
     malignance, malignancy, malignity, meanness, mischief,
     mischievousness, nastiness, naughtiness, nefariousness,
     noxiousness, orneriness, perversity, playfulness, prankishness,
     pranksomeness, puckishness, rankness, rascality, roguery,
     roguishness, scampishness, sinfulness, sorcery, sportiveness,
     viciousness, vileness, villainousness, villainy, waggery,
     waggishness, wickedness, youthful spirits