Download the app
educalingo
Search
Everyone finds their own version of Charles Dickens. The child-victim, the irrepressibly ambitious young man, the reporter, the demonic worker, the tireless walker. The radical, the protector of orphans, helper of the needy, man of good works, the republican. The hater and the lover of America. The giver of parties, the magician, the traveler.
Claire Tomalin

Meaning of "demonic" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

PRONUNCIATION OF DEMONIC

demonic  [dɪˈmɒnɪk] play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEMONIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Demonic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DEMONIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

demonic

Demon

A demon, daemon or fiend, is a supernatural, often malevolent being prevalent in religion, occultism, literature, fiction, mythology and folklore. The original Greek word daimon does not carry the negative connotation initially understood by implementation of the Koine δαιμόνιον, and later ascribed to any cognate words sharing the root. In Ancient Near Eastern religions as well as in the Abrahamic traditions, including ancient and medieval Christian demonology, a demon is considered an unclean spirit, a fallen angel, or a spirit of unknown type which may cause demonic possession, calling for an exorcism. In Western occultism and Renaissance magic, which grew out of an amalgamation of Greco-Roman magic, Jewish demonology and Christian tradition, a demon is a spiritual entity that may be conjured and controlled.

Definition of demonic in the English dictionary

The definition of demonic in the dictionary is of, relating to, or characteristic of a demon; fiendish. Other definition of demonic is inspired or possessed by a demon, or seemingly so.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DEMONIC


anharmonic
ˌænhɑːˈmɒnɪk
antimnemonic
ˌæntɪnɪˈmɒnɪk
antimonic
ˌæntɪˈmɒnɪk
cinnamic
ˌsɪnəˈmɒnɪk
daimonic
daɪˈmɒnɪk
disharmonic
ˌdɪshɑːˈmɒnɪk
dysharmonic
ˌdɪshɑːˈmɒnɪk
enharmonic
ˌɛnhɑːˈmɒnɪk
eudaemonic
ˌjuːdɪˈmɒnɪk
eudemonic
ˌjuːdiːˈmɒnɪk
harmonic
hɑːˈmɒnɪk
hegemonic
ˌhɛɡəˈmɒnɪk
mnemonic
nɪˈmɒnɪk
pandemoniac
ˌpændɪˈmɒnɪk
pathognomonic
ˌpæθəɡnəˈmɒnɪk
philharmonic
ˌfɪlhɑːˈmɒnɪk
pneumonic
njuːˈmɒnɪk
pulmonic
pʌlˈmɒnɪk
Solomonic
ˌsɒləˈmɒnɪk
subharmonic
ˌsʌbhɑːˈmɒnɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEMONIC

demonetisation
demonetise
demonetization
demonetize
demoniac
demoniacal
demoniacally
demoniacism
demonian
demonianism
demonical
demonically
demonisation
demonise
demonism
demonist
demonize
demonocracy
demonolater
demonolatry

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEMONIC

ammonic
bionic
cacodemonic
chronic
cinnamonic
electronic
euharmonic
first harmonic
gnomonic
hormonic
iconic
ionic
ironic
nonharmonic
phlegmonic
sermonic
sonic
thanatognomonic
tonic
ultrasonic

Synonyms and antonyms of demonic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DEMONIC»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «demonic» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of demonic

Translation of «demonic» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF DEMONIC

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

Translator English - Chinese

恶魔的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

demoníaco
570 millions of speakers

English

demonic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

राक्षसी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شيطاني
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

демоническая
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

demoníaco
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দুষ্ট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

démoniaque
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Setan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

dämonisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

悪霊の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

악마의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Demonic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ma quỷ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பேய்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आसुरी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

şeytani
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

demoniaco
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

demoniczna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

демонічна
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

demonic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δαιμονική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

demoniese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

demonisk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

demoniske
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of demonic

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEMONIC»

The term «demonic» is quite widely used and occupies the 29.050 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Quite widely used
87
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «demonic» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of demonic
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «demonic».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEMONIC» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «demonic» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «demonic» 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 demonic

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «DEMONIC»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word demonic.
1
David Copperfield
Demonic figures and occult themes have disappeared from modern magic.
2
Claire Danes
I've always had a really active imagination. Lots of kids have imaginary friends. Mine just took on a rather demonic form.
3
Lauryn Hill
I had to confront my fears and master my every demonic thought about inferiority, insecurity, or the fear of being black, young, and gifted in this Western culture.
4
Daisaku Ikeda
Leadership that exploits and sacrifices young people on the altar of its goals is nothing more than raw, demonic power. Genuine leadership is found in ceaseless efforts to foster young people, to pave the way forward for them.
5
Alexander Koch
I grew up on Stephen King, reading the books. I love the small town, 1950s feel to it, that nostalgia, and that old America. What happens when something weird starts happening to all these people, something other-worldly, something demonic?
6
David Morrissey
'Evil' is quite a blanket term. People aren't the demonic characters we would like them to be sometimes.
7
Dee Dee Ramone
Metallica - they're so demonic, they're crazy, I don't know how they do it.
8
Beverly Sills
Christians should never fail to sense the operation of an angelic glory. It forever eclipses the world of demonic powers, as the sun does a candle's light.
9
Claire Tomalin
Everyone finds their own version of Charles Dickens. The child-victim, the irrepressibly ambitious young man, the reporter, the demonic worker, the tireless walker. The radical, the protector of orphans, helper of the needy, man of good works, the republican. The hater and the lover of America. The giver of parties, the magician, the traveler.
10
John Wozniak
The way I wanted to write it, is with a hero, or sort of a pure character who was the protagonist. And the antagonists were these demonic evil children, cause when you're a kid, seven or eight years old, and you're looking at the world around you - everything seems black or white, good or bad.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEMONIC»

Discover the use of demonic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to demonic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Demonic: How the Liberal Mob Is Endangering America
Coulter traces the history of the liberal mob to the French Revolution and Robespierre’s revolutionaries (delineating a clear distinction from America’s founding fathers), who simply proclaimed that they were exercising the “general ...
Ann Coulter, 2011
2
Demonic Males: Apes and the Origins of Human Violence
Draws on recent discoveries about human evolution to examine whether violence among men is a product of their primitive heritage, and searches for solutions to the problems of war, rape, and murder
Richard W. Wrangham, Dale Peterson, 1996
3
The Demonic: Literature and Experience
Fernie unfolds an intense and personal vision, not just of Western modernity, but of identity, morality and sex. As much as it's concerned with the great works, this is a book about life.
Ewan Fernie, 2013
4
The Demonic Bible
This is the original year 1 edition of the Demonic Bible by Tsirk Susej, Antichrist, servant & disciple of the Dark Lord, containing the rituals for crossing the Gates of Hell and becoming one with the Forces of Darkness.
Tsirk Susej, 2010
5
Breaking the Threefold Demonic Cord: How to Discern and ...
The joining together of this "threefold cord" is the enemy's secret weapon--and it is gaining alarming momentum against believers. This is no time for fear; it is time for action.
Sandie Freed, 2008
6
Spiritual and Demonic Magic: From Ficino to Campanella
First published by the Warburg Institute in 1958, this book is considered a landmark in Renaissance studies.
Daniel Pickering Walker, 2000
7
Demonic Grounds: Black Women And the Cartographies of Struggle
Ultimately, McKittrick argues, these complex black geographies are alterable and may provide the opportunity for social and cultural change. Katherine McKittrick is assistant professor of women’s studies at Queen’s University.
Katherine McKittrick, 2006
8
Demonic Possession and Exorcism: In Early Modern France
In this highly original examination of possession by demons and their exorcism, Sarah Ferber offers a challenging study of one of the most intriguing phenomena of early modern Europe.
Sarah Ferber, 2013
9
Evil Incarnate: Rumors of Demonic Conspiracy and Ritual ...
The first work to provide an in-depth analysis of the topic, the book uses anthropology, the history of religion, sociology, and psychoanalytic theory, to answer the questions "What causes people collectively to envision evil and seek to ...
David Frankfurter, 2006
10
Deliverance from Demonic Covenants and Curses
Rev. James A. Solomon is the President of Jesus People's Revival Ministries Inc., as well as the General Overseer and Senior Pastor of Jesus Family Chapel, with 28 branches in Nigeria, the United Kingdom and several other countries.
Rev James a. Solomon, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEMONIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term demonic is used in the context of the following news items.
1
First Images from Robert Kirkman's Outcast Released
To his family's dismay, he appears to be in the clutches of demonic possession, but there's something very different about this possession and ... «Superherohype.com, Jul 15»
2
I Ate Dinner at Cambodia's Infamous Snake House
As if in a some horrible laboratory, my light reflects eerily off the faces of monstrous fish, noxious serpents, and an outright demonic caiman. «Munchies_ Food by VICE, Jul 15»
3
Boston Marathon bomber seeks new trial, claiming lack of evidence …
O'Toole told him: "It is tragic ... that you succumbed to their demonic siren song. As long as your name is mentioned, what will be remembered ... «ChristianToday, Jul 15»
4
Comic-Con must-see panels include 'Supergirl,' 'Hunger Games …
... by demonic possession embarking on a journey to find answers and regain normalcy. The panel will feature series executive producer Chris ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
5
Why Google's nightmare AI is putting demon puppies everywhere
... had peered inside the mind of an artificial intelligence program. What they discovered was a demonic hellscape. You've seen the pictures. «Washington Post, Jul 15»
6
The Invoking 2 – Exclusive Stills Premiere
Bear witness as hapless victims experience the unspeakable terror of confronting demonic forces, murderous poltergeists, and other evil ... «Dread Central, Jul 15»
7
The Man Behind the Broadway Set So Realistic Someone Tried To …
... charge his phone on the set of the critically acclaimed play about a demonic sock puppet, Hand to God (it's excellent, I highly recommend it). «Vanity Fair, Jul 15»
8
Arrow Video Announces Limited Edition Hellraiser Trilogy Blu-ray Set
... follows Kirsty Cotton (Ashley Laurence) as she comes head-to-head with the Cenobites – demonic beings from another realm who are intent ... «Dread Central, Jul 15»
9
'The Vatican Tapes' Spooky New Featurette Shows Pope Francis …
In the new featurette, "dark stars align" and the footage reveals that no soul is exempt from evil or demonic possession. "We're living in some ... «Latin Post, Jul 15»
10
Couple call in ghostbuster and vicar after claiming demonic
A terrified family attacked in the night by a dreaded "incubus demon" have called a ghostbuster to get rid of the malevolent spirit. In a story ... «Scottish Daily Record, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Demonic [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/demonic>. May 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z