demonic

or dae·mon·ic

[ dih-mon-ik ]

/ dɪˈmɒn ɪk /

adjective

inspired as if by a demon, indwelling spirit, or genius.

demoniac(def 1).

Nearby words

demon-, demonetarize, demonetize, demoniac, demonian, demonic, demonism, demonize, demono-, demonography, demonolater

Also de·mon·i·cal.

Origin of demonic

1655–65; < Late Latin daemonicus < Greek daimonikós, equivalent to daimon- demon- + -ikos -ic

SYNONYMS FOR demonic

1 frantic, frenzied, obsessed, possessed.

Related forms

de·mon·i·cal·ly, adverbsu·per·de·mon·ic, adjective

Definition for daemonic (2 of 2)

daemon

[ dee-muh n ]

/ ˈdi mən /

noun

Classical Mythology.

a god.
a subordinate deity, as the genius of a place or a person's attendant spirit.

a demon.

Also daimon.

Origin of daemon

< Latin daemōn a spirit, an evil spirit < Greek daímōn a deity, fate, fortune; compare daíesthai to distribute

Related forms

dae·mon·ic

[dih-mon-ik] /dɪˈmɒn ɪk/, dae·mon·is·tic

[dee-muh-nis-tik] /ˌdi məˈnɪs tɪk/, adjective

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Examples from the Web for daemonic

That which I called the daemonic I had encountered for the first time outside my own mind in Lermontof's hero.
Recollections Of My Childhood And Youth|George Brandes
I was daemonic in giving myself this reply it seemed to me that I had solved the riddle of my nature.
Recollections Of My Childhood And Youth|George Brandes
There is in the music a daemonic quality, inherent in the subject, that somehow vanishes with the concrete tale.
Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies|Philip H. Goepp
I was always brooding over this idea of the daemonic with which my mind was filled.
Recollections Of My Childhood And Youth|George Brandes

Wherein the 'daemonic element,' that lurks in all human things, may doubtless, some once in the thousand years—get vent!
The French Revolution|Thomas Carlyle

British Dictionary definitions for daemonic (1 of 2)

demonic

/ (dɪˈmɒnɪk) /

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of a demon; fiendish

inspired or possessed by a demon, or seemingly sodemonic laughter

Derived Forms

demonically, adverb

British Dictionary definitions for daemonic (2 of 2)

daemon

daimon

/ (ˈdiːmən) /

noun

a demigod

the guardian spirit of a place or person

a variant spelling of demon (def. 3)

Derived Forms

daemonic (diːˈmɒnɪk), adjective

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