- demoniac
- Frenzied, fiendish, as if possessed by evil spirits. [G. daimon, a spirit]
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de·mo·ni·ac (de-moґne-ak) 1. frenzied. 2. possessed by demons, the medieval conception of insanity.
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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
