satanic
or Sa·tan·ic
of Satan.
characteristic of or befitting Satan; extremely wicked; devillike; diabolical.
Origin of satanic
1- Sometimes sa·tan·i·cal .
Other words for satanic
Other words from satanic
- sa·tan·i·cal·ly, adverb
- sa·tan·i·cal·ness, noun
- un·sa·tan·ic, adjective
- un·sa·tan·i·cal, adjective
- un·sa·tan·i·cal·ly, adverb
Words Nearby satanic
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How to use satanic in a sentence
This is what happened in the 1980s, when a modern satanic panic surged in response to social and political transformations not all Americans agreed with.
The revolutionary roots of satanic panic still invoked in American politics | Zara Anishanslin | August 5, 2022 | Washington PostPlayers assume the role of a possessed lamb and build a flock of deceptively cute woodland creatures to become the biggest, baddest satanic cult around.
Gamescom: ‘Halo Infinite’ release date, new Marvel game from 2K and all the biggest announcements | Alyse Stanley, Shannon Liao | August 25, 2021 | Washington PostShe had previously shared QAnon conspiracy videos, called Melinda Gates “satanic,” claimed that George Soros had paid racial-justice protesters and pushed disinformation about LGBTQ “conversion” therapy.
QAnon Candidates Are Winning Local Elections. Can They Be Stopped? | Vera Bergengruen | April 16, 2021 | TimeI only went a couple of times, due to attending a church that believed Halloween was satanic.
Watching It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown with a 5-year-old | Emily VanDerWerff | October 30, 2020 | VoxIts central claims were that Hillary Clinton’s campaign chair, John Podesta, was an occultist, and that a dinner hosted by a prominent performance artist was actually a secret satanic ritual.
The satanic Temple wins these fights because they are small fights.
The satanic Temple won a battle to put a display in the Florida state capitol, but the religious right is fighting a bigger war.
It started when I asked whether his seemingly satanic serial killer was “a vehicle for a discussion of religion.”
‘True Detective’s’ Godless Universe: Is the HBO Show Anti-Christian? | Andrew Romano | March 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs an alternative religious player, says Greaves, the satanic Temple provides yet another “counterbalance.”
So practically speaking, the satanic Temple is less a religion than a small band of guerilla activists.
In English archaic writings the instances in which the mention of the satanic power is thus utilised are not numerous.
A Cursory History of Swearing | Julian SharmanSome beautiful legends have been preserved which tell of miraculous deliverance of Christian girls from this most satanic cruelty.
Fighting the Traffic in Young Girls | VariousIn a cross-road, at some distance from the satanic hill, the animal which I rode cast a shoe.
Lavengro | George BorrowBut in spite of this appeal and of a pact signed with the blood of the writer, no satanic apparitions were forthcoming.
Secret Societies And Subversive Movements | Nesta H. WebsterIn his choice of a date his satanic Majesty showed his respect for popular superstitions.
Irish Witchcraft and Demonology | St. John D. (St. John Drelincourt) Seymour
British Dictionary definitions for satanic
now rarely satanical
/ (səˈtænɪk) /
of or relating to Satan
supremely evil or wicked; diabolic
Derived forms of satanic
- satanically, adverb
- satanicalness, noun
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