Meaning of DEMONIAC
| Pronunciation: | | di'mownee`ak
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- [n] someone who acts as if possessed by a demon
- [adj] resembling or suggesting possession by a demon; "demoniac energy"; "a demoniacal fit"
- [adj] in a murderous frenzy as if possessed by a demon; "the soldier was completely amuck"; "berserk with grief"; "a berserk worker smashing windows"
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| | Synonyms: | | agitated, amok, amuck, berserk, demoniacal, insane, possessed(p) |
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| | See Also: | | demon, devil, fiend, monster, ogre | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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.
Sarcastic, demoniacal laughter. --Thackeray.
2. Influenced or produced by a demon or evil spirit; as,
demoniac or demoniacal power. ``Demoniac frenzy.''
--Milton.
\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.
The demoniac in the gospel was sometimes cast into
the fire. --Bates.
2. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect of Anabaptists who maintain
that the demons or devils will finally be saved.
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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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