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English Dictionary: demoniacal by the DICT Development Group
2 results for demoniacal
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
demoniacal
adj
  1. 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)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Demoniac \De*mo"ni*ac\, Demoniacal \Dem`o*ni"a*cal\ (?; 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.
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