"devilism" meaning in English

See devilism in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: devilisms [plural]
Etymology: devil + -ism Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|devil|ism}} devil + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} devilism (countable and uncountable, plural devilisms)
  1. (archaic) The character or doctrines of the Devil or devils; devilry. Tags: archaic, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-devilism-en-noun-2-qmAIu9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism

Inflected forms

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