"demoniac" meaning in English

See demoniac in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /dɪˈməʊnɪak/ [UK], /diməˈnaɪæk/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-demoniac.wav Forms: more demoniac [comparative], most demoniac [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English demoniak et al., from Old French demoniaque, from Late Latin daemoniacus. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|demoniak}} Middle English demoniak, {{der|en|fro|demoniaque}} Old French demoniaque, {{lena}}, {{der|en|LL.|daemoniacus}} Late Latin daemoniacus Head templates: {{en-adj}} demoniac (comparative more demoniac, superlative most demoniac)
  1. Possessed or controlled by a demon. Translations (possessed by a demon): besäten (Plautdietsch), беснова́тый (besnovátyj) (Russian), біснува́тий (bisnuvátyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-demoniac-en-adj-lLawH31X Disambiguation of 'possessed by a demon': 88 12
  2. Of or pertaining to demons; demonic.
    Sense id: en-demoniac-en-adj-fbm~Xh9I Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Plautdietsch translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 82 11 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 69 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 5 86 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 86 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 4 89 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 6 83 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 11 72 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: daemoniac, dæmoniac

Noun

IPA: /dɪˈməʊnɪak/ [UK], /diməˈnaɪæk/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-demoniac.wav Forms: demoniacs [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English demoniak et al., from Old French demoniaque, from Late Latin daemoniacus. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|demoniak}} Middle English demoniak, {{der|en|fro|demoniaque}} Old French demoniaque, {{lena}}, {{der|en|LL.|daemoniacus}} Late Latin daemoniacus Head templates: {{en-noun}} demoniac (plural demoniacs)
  1. Someone who is possessed by a demon. Categories (topical): People, Witchcraft
    Sense id: en-demoniac-en-noun-QN9mpAmA Disambiguation of People: 0 2 98 Disambiguation of Witchcraft: 23 29 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: daemoniac, dæmoniac

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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