demoniac : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: demoniac	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for demoniac
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
demoniac adj frenzied as if possessed by a demon; "the soldier was completely amuck"; "berserk with grief"; "a berserk worker smashing windows" Synonym(s): amuck, amok, berserk, demoniac, demoniacal, possessed(p) n someone who acts as if possessed by a demon
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Demoniac \Demo"niac\, Demoniacal \Dem`oni"acal\ (?; 277), a. [L. daemoniacus, fr. daemon; cf. F. d[82]moniaque. See {Demon}.] 1. Pertaining to, or characteristic of, a demon or evil spirit; devilish; as, a demoniac being; demoniacal practices. Sarcastic, demoniacal laughter. --Thackeray. 2. Influenced or produced by a demon or evil spirit; as, demoniac or demoniacal power. [bd]Demoniac frenzy.[b8] --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Demoniac \Demo"niac\, n. 1. A human being possessed by a demon or evil spirit; one whose faculties are directly controlled by a demon. The demoniac in the gospel was sometimes cast into the fire. --Bates. 2. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect of Anabaptists who maintain that the demons or devils will finally be saved.