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demoniac definition

de·mo·niac (dē mō′nē ak′, di-)

adjective

  1. possessed or influenced by a demon
  2. of a demon or demons
  3. like or characteristic of a demon; fiendish; frenzied
Also demoniacal de′·mo·ni′a·cal (dē′mə nī′ə kəl)

Etymology: ME demoniak < LL(Ec) daemoniacus < Gr daimoniakos

noun

a person supposedly possessed by a demon

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