"demonography" meaning in English

See demonography in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: demonographies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒɡɹəfi Etymology: demono- + -graphy Etymology templates: {{confix|en|demono|graphy}} demono- + -graphy Head templates: {{en-noun}} demonography (plural demonographies)
  1. A bestiary dealing with demons.
    Sense id: en-demonography-en-noun-sK-wEaME Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with demono-, English terms suffixed with -graphy Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with demono-: 62 38 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -graphy: 56 44
  2. (figuratively) A list of people, institutions, etc. regarded as evil. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-demonography-en-noun-vpfiQASi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for demonography meaning in English (1.8kB)

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