satanic

[ suh-tan-ik, sey- ]

/ səˈtæn ɪk, seɪ- /

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adjective

of Satan.

characteristic of or befitting Satan; extremely wicked; devillike; diabolical.

Nearby words

sat sri akal, sat-cit-ananda, sat., satan, satang, satanic, satanism, satay, satb, satchel, satcom

Sometimes sa·tan·i·cal.

Origin of satanic

From the Medieval Greek word satanikós, dating back to 1660–70. See Satan, -ic

SYNONYMS FOR satanic

2 evil, devilish, hellish, fiendish, infernal.

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Related forms

sa·tan·i·cal·ly, adverbsa·tan·i·cal·ness, nounun·sa·tan·ic, adjectiveun·sa·tan·i·cal, adjective

un·sa·tan·i·cal·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for satanic

The Satanic Temple wins these fights because they are small fights.
In Florida, ’Tis The Season for Satan|Jay Michaelson|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Satanic Temple won a battle to put a display in the Florida state capitol, but the religious right is fighting a bigger war.
In Florida, ’Tis The Season for Satan|Jay Michaelson|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As an alternative religious player, says Greaves, the Satanic Temple provides yet another “counterbalance.”
Satan Is Coming to Oklahoma|Michelle Cottle|December 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
So practically speaking, the Satanic Temple is less a religion than a small band of guerilla activists.
Satan Is Coming to Oklahoma|Michelle Cottle|December 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST

I carry a warm Satanic object with me everywhere and pay $120 a month to let it steal my life.
Goodbye to Twitter Part Two: Lessons Learned|Benjamin Anastas|July 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
No paint nor painter could imprison that untamed bit of Satanic mischief on any canvas that ever grew!
Miss Billy's Decision|Eleanor H. Porter
Medicine especially was a Satanic thing, a rebellion against disease, the scourge so justly dealt by God.
La Sorcire: The Witch of the Middle Ages|Jules Michelet
Charity in a Satanic garb grew very powerful, as being a crime, a conspiracy, a form of rebellion.
La Sorcire: The Witch of the Middle Ages|Jules Michelet
The young scapegrace, Calphurnius—young in years, but old in vice—followed only too successfully this Satanic advice.
Valeria|William Henry Withrow
Let us realize with holy satisfaction the destruction of Satanic power.
Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II|Francis Augustus Cox

British Dictionary definitions for satanic

satanic

now rarely satanical

/ (səˈtænɪk) /

adjective

of or relating to Satan

supremely evil or wicked; diabolic

Derived Forms

satanically, adverbsatanicalness, noun

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