"demonology" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌdiːməˈnɒlədʒi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌdiːməˈnɑːləd͡ʒi/ [US] Forms: demonologies [plural]
Etymology: From demono- + -logy. Etymology templates: {{af|en|demono-|-logy}} demono- + -logy Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} demonology (countable and uncountable, plural demonologies)
  1. The study of demons, especially the incantations required to summon and control them. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Occult Synonyms: demonlore, daemonology, daimonology Derived forms: demonological Related terms: demonologist, devil-lore, devillore Translations (study of demons): عِلْم الشَيَاطِين (ʕilm aš-šayāṭīn) (Arabic), դիվաբանություն (divabanutʿyun) (Armenian), демоноло́гия (demonológija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), demonologia [feminine] (Catalan), 鬼神學 (Chinese Mandarin), 鬼神学 (guǐshénxué) (Chinese Mandarin), 魔鬼研究 (móguǐ yánjiū) (Chinese Mandarin), 惡魔學 (Chinese Mandarin), 恶魔学 (èmóxué) (Chinese Mandarin), dæmonologi [common-gender] (Danish), demonologie [feminine] (Dutch), demonologio (Esperanto), demonologia (Finnish), démonologie [feminine] (French), Dämonologie [feminine] (German), δαιμονολογία (daimonología) [feminine] (Greek), דמונולוגיה (Hebrew), demonológia (Hungarian), demonologio (Ido), demonologia [feminine] (Italian), 悪魔学 (akumagaku) (Japanese), ភូតវិទ្យា (pʰuut vityie) (Khmer), 악마학 (angmahak) (Korean), demonologi (Norwegian), demonologia [feminine] (Polish), demonologia [feminine] (Portuguese), демоноло́гия (demonológija) [feminine] (Russian), demonologija [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), demonología [feminine] (Spanish), demonologi (Swedish), มารวิทยา (mār withyā) (Thai), demonoloji (Turkish), iblis bilimi (Turkish), демоноло́гія (demonolóhija) [feminine] (Ukrainian)

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      "sense": "study of demons",
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