diabolism
Americannoun
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Theology.
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action aided or caused by the devil; sorcery; witchcraft.
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the character or condition of a devil.
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a doctrine concerning devils.
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a belief in or worship of devils.
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action befitting the devil; deviltry.
noun
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activities designed to enlist the aid of devils, esp in witchcraft or sorcery
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worship of devils or beliefs and teachings concerning them
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the nature of devils
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character or conduct that is devilish or fiendish; devilry
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Etymology
Origin of diabolism
Example Sentences
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In addition to lending primacy to the Hanlons’ perspectives, “Welcome to Derry” also takes viewers inside the Indigenous community pushed to the town’s outskirts to explore their relationship to the diabolism known as It.
From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2025
Whatever their theme — spectral invasion, diabolism, shape-changing — Blackwood expertly builds up an atmosphere of the otherworldly coupled with the spiritually threatening.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 8, 2020
Photograph: David Levenson/Getty Images Pendle: a place synonymous with witches and Britain's most notorious diabolism trials.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 16, 2012
Still, be warned: “The Sorcery Club” may seem an example of dated turn-of-the-century diabolism, but I wouldn’t try any of its weird invocations at home.
From Washington Post
Before the year 1891 the diabolism identified with Masonry was almost exclusively intellectual.
From Devil-Worship in France or The Question of Lucifer by Waite, Arthur Edward
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