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Meaning of "demoniac" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DEMONIAC

demoniac  [dɪˈməʊnɪˌæk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEMONIAC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Demoniac can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DEMONIAC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Demoniac

Demoniac were a heavy metal band from New Zealand formed in Wellington in 1993 by singer and bass player Lindsay Dawson, guitarist Sam Totman and Drummer Steve Francis. They later moved to London, UK. Three of the members went on to form DragonForce. Their rather unique musical style has often been labeled as "blackened power metal".

Definition of demoniac in the English dictionary

The first definition of demoniac in the dictionary is of, like, or suggestive of a demon; demonic. Other definition of demoniac is suggesting inner possession or inspiration. Demoniac is also frantic; frenzied; feverish.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DEMONIAC


ammoniac
əˈməʊnɪˌæk
brainiac
ˈbreɪnɪˌæk
cardiac
ˈkɑːdɪˌæk
celeriac
sɪˈlɛrɪˌæk
celiac
ˈsiːlɪˌæk
Cluniac
ˈkluːnɪˌæk
coeliac
ˈsiːlɪˌæk
dipsomaniac
ˌdɪpsəʊˈmeɪnɪˌæk
iliac
ˈɪlɪˌæk
insomniac
ɪnˈsɒmnɪˌæk
intracardiac
ˌɪntrəˈkɑːdɪˌæk
Kodiak
ˈkəʊdɪˌæk
krakowiak
kræˈkəʊvɪˌæk
maniac
ˈmeɪnɪˌæk
necrophiliac
ˌnekrəʊˈfɪlɪˌæk
paradisiac
ˌpærəˈdɪsɪˌæk
sacroiliac
ˌseɪkrəʊˈɪlɪˌæk
simoniac
sɪˈməʊnɪˌæk
Syriac
ˈsɪrɪˌæk
zodiac
ˈzəʊdɪˌæk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEMONIAC

demonetarise
demonetarization
demonetarize
demonetisation
demonetise
demonetization
demonetize
demoniacal
demoniacally
demoniacism
demonian
demonianism
demonic
demonical
demonically
demonisation
demonise
demonism
demonist
demonize

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEMONIAC

anthomaniac
bibliomaniac
egomaniac
eniac
ergomaniac
erotomaniac
gum ammoniac
kleptomaniac
megalomaniac
melomaniac
monomaniac
morphinomaniac
necromaniac
nymphomaniac
pandemoniac
pyromaniac
sal ammoniac
sex maniac
theomaniac
timbromaniac

Synonyms and antonyms of demoniac in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «demoniac» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEMONIAC

Find out the translation of demoniac to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of demoniac from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «demoniac» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

魔鬼般
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

endemoniado
570 millions of speakers

English

demoniac
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आसुरी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

متلبس بمس من الشيطان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бесноватый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

demoníaca
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আসুরিক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

démoniaque
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Demoniak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

dämonische
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

悪魔に取り付かれた人
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

귀신 들린
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Demoniac
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bị quỉ ám
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பேய்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आसुरी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cinli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

demoniaco
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

demoniczne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

біснуватий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

demoniac
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δαιμονισμένο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

besetene
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

demoniac
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

demoniac
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of demoniac

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEMONIAC»

The term «demoniac» is normally little used and occupies the 118.709 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEMONIAC» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «demoniac» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «demoniac» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about demoniac

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEMONIAC»

Discover the use of demoniac in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to demoniac and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
My Name is Legion: The Story and Soul of the Gerasene Demoniac
Chapter One, *The Gerasene's Story: Literary Criticism, - focuses on the narrative analysis, and discusses the story through the angle of Jesus as teacher, healer, and Gerasene the healed follower.
Michael Willett Newheart, 2004
2
Good Angels, Angelic Powers Vs. Bad Angels Demoniac ...
The bad angels are the beginning government of Satan: ANGELIC POWERS VS DEMONIAC POWERS Demoniac Powers; I am using the word Demoniac because they are a perverse principality, a twisted truth and a turned backwards truth ...
Darlene M. Broughton, 2003
3
Psychological Insight Into the Bible: Texts and Readings
Reading 12.1 The Gerasene Demoniac Robert Leslie Next to Freud and Jung, Viktor Frankl is one of the best known psychotherapists in the West; Robert Leslie is one of his prime interpreters in the United States. Frankl's existential ...
Wayne G. Rollins, D. Andrew Kille, 2007
4
I Married a Demoniac (Oopsy!)
And the different things that happened in his home for four years totally confound reality! Dennis Melton is an accomplished Author, Ordained Minister, and a Deliverance Minister. I Married a Demoniac is his sixth published book.
Dennis Melton, 2013
5
The Divine and Demoniac: Mahisa's Heroic Struggle with Durga
This is a remarkable study of the contemporary power of a myth whose origins can be traced back to the ancient civilizations of Europe, Egypt, Mesopotamia, and South Asia.
Carmel Berkson, 1995
6
The Feet of Jesus in Life, Death, Resurrection and Glory
THE DEMONIAC. Part II. (THE DEMONIAC SITTING: AT THE FEET OF JESUS.) Great wants often make inadequate impressions — Variety of aspects in which the demoniac might be surveyed — The contrast of a completed cure — All ...
Philip Bennett Power, 1872
7
The Meaning in the Miracles
The. Gerasene. Demoniac. They came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gerasenes. And when Jesus had stepped out of the boat, immediately a man with an unclean spirit met him. He lived among the tombs, and no one could  ...
Jeffrey John, 2004
8
Studies in the New Testament: Midrash, Haggadah, and the ...
An Inquest into History and Liturgical Projection Introduction Like the Walking on the Water, the Feeding of the Five Thousand and the Stilling of the Storm (all associated with the Sea of Galilee) , the Gerasene Demoniac and his Swine hover ...
John Duncan Martin Derrett, 1982
9
The Extraordinary Affliction, and Gracious Relief of a ...
Carefully Examined, and Faithfully Narrated, with Observations on Demoniac Possession, and Animadversions on Superstition James Heaton. that were possessed with them. ' Acts, viii. 7. The primitive Fathers frequently testify the same fact, ...
James Heaton, 1822
10
Politics and history
6. Macht,. Power,. Puissance: Democratic. Prose. or. Demoniac. Poetry? THE WORDS power and Macht In English and German and pouvoir or puissance in French continue to be surrounded by a kind of sacred halo or, if one likes, charged ...
Raymond Aron, Miriam Bernheim Conant, 1978

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEMONIAC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term demoniac is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Lectio divina
... among other things, that the story of the demoniac is also told in Mk 5:8 and Lk 8:29, except that both of those have Jesus explicitly ordering ... «Intermountain Catholic, Jul 15»
2
Like the Demoniac, He Was Beset by Madness, until Jesus Healed …
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (ANS - June 29, 2015) -- Sajita* and others in her large family had done everything they could think of to find help for ... «Crossmap, Jul 15»
3
Led beyond fear
Jesus and the disciples had weathered a great storm, then Jesus cured a demoniac, caused a pig-herd tragedy, and finally returned to Jewish ... «National Catholic Reporter, Jun 15»
4
Ancient Arts: On Independent Catholic Literature and Edward …
The book begins with the novella Legion, which is prefaced by a scene from the story of the Gerasene demoniac. The novella's unnamed ... «The Millions, Jun 15»
5
Man behind Darpa's robotics challenge: robots will soon learn from …
"Let these wise men who have summoned a demoniac sanction for their own private purposes remember that in the natural course of events, ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
6
How to read the Bible and get the most out of it
The story of the 'Gerasene demoniac' in the first part of Mark 5 is full of drama and chaos – there seems to be a lot of shouting going on! «ChristianToday, Jun 15»
7
How could a rapist and killer live with his crime?
He was initially a robber called Ratnakar who killed men, and was as demoniac and sinful in nature as you were that night. A chance encounter ... «Khaleej Times, Jun 15»
8
Final Curtain: Living in a 'Mad Men' nation
The reference is to the New Testament's Demoniac of the Gadarenes, a man who, like John Lennon, did not like to think. He didn't need to. «Communities Digital News, May 15»
9
The Best Writing on Orson Welles' 100th Birthday
... of evil, of drunkenness, of tyranny, of a sort of demoniac authority was arresting; a preposterous energy pulsated through everything he did. «Indie Wire, May 15»
10
First Draft | In Washington, a Solemn Anniversary of Lincoln's Death
“Hating and wishing ill to none, he had never comprehended the hell of demoniac passion which seethed and surged around him,'' Horace ... «New York Times, Apr 15»

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