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diablerie

[ dee-ah-bluh-ree; French dya-bluh-ree ]
/ diˈɑ blə ri; French dya bləˈri /
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noun, plural di·a·ble·ries [dee-ah-bluh-reez; French dya-bluh-ree] /diˈɑ blə riz; French dya bləˈri/.

diabolic magic or art; sorcery; witchcraft.
the domain or realm of devils.
the lore of devils; demonology.
reckless mischief; deviltry.

RELATED WORDS

devilish, sorcery, witchcraft, devilry, deviltry, satanism

Nearby words

  1. diabetic retinopathy,
  2. diabetogenic,
  3. diabetogenous,
  4. diabetologist,
  5. diable,
  6. diablo,
  7. diabolic,
  8. diabolical,
  9. diabolism,
  10. diabolize

Origin of diablerie

1745–55; < French, Old French, equivalent to diable devil + -erie -ery
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diablerie

/ (dɪˈɑːblərɪ, French djɑbləri) /

noun

magic or witchcraft connected with devils
demonic lore or esoteric knowledge of devils
the domain of devils
devilry; mischief

Word Origin for diablerie

C18: from Old French, from diable devil, from Latin diabolus; see devil
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