demoniac

demoniac
a) possessed or controlled by a demon.

Animal fury and orgiastic licence here whipped themselves to demoniac heights by howls and squawking ecstasies that tore and reverberated through those nighted woods like pestilential tempests from the gulfs of hell.

b) Of or pertaining to demons; demonic.

There was movement everywhere, screaming, demoniac activity; the old man was coming across the tumbling logs.

2. noun
One who is possessed or controlled by a demon.

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  • Demoniac — Origin Wellington, New Zealand Genres Black metal (early) Blackened power metal (late) Years active 1993–1999 Labels Osmose Productions …   Wikipedia

  • Demoniac — Жанр блэк метал пауэр метал Годы 1993 1999 Страна …   Википедия

  • 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. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • demoniac — DEMONIÁC, Ă, demoniaci, ce, adj. Demonic. [pr.: ni ac] – Din fr. démoniaque. Trimis de claudia, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98  DEMONIÁC adj. v. demonic, diabolic, diavo lesc, drăcesc, infernal, necurat, satanic. Trimis de siveco, 13.09.2007. Sursa:… …   Dicționar Român

  • Demoniac — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Demoniac era una banda de black metal de Nueva Zelanda formada en Auckland en 1993 por el cantante y el bajista Lindsay Dawson y guitarrista Sam Totman. Esta banda se disolvió a finales de 1999, poco después de… …   Wikipedia Español

  • 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. [1913 Webster] The demoniac in the gospel was sometimes cast into the fire. Bates. [1913 Webster] 2. (Eccl. Hist.) One… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Demoniac — Allgemeine Informationen Genre(s) Black Metal, Power Metal Gründung 1992 Auflösung 1999 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • demoniac — index cold blooded, diabolic, malevolent, malicious, ruthless, sinister Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • demoniac — c.1400 (adj.) possessed, insane, earlier (late 14c.) as a noun, one who is possessed, from L.L. daemoniacus (c.200), from Gk. daimoniakos possessed by a demon, from diamon (see DEMON (Cf. demon)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • demoniac — demoniac, demonic diabolic, diabolical, *fiendish, devilish Analogous words: hellish, *infernal: crazed, crazy, maniac, *insane: inspired, fired (see INFORM) Contrasted words: *celestial, heavenly …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • demoniac — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ demonic. ► NOUN ▪ a person supposedly possessed by an evil spirit. DERIVATIVES demoniacal adjective …   English terms dictionary

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