 4 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
demoniac
adjective
1: in a murderous frenzy as if possessed by a demon; "the
soldier was completely amuck"; "berserk with grief";
"a berserk worker smashing windows" [syn: {amuck}, {amok},
{berserk}, {demoniacal}, {possessed(p)}]
2: resembling or suggesting possession by a demon; "demoniac
energy"; "a demoniacal fit" [syn: {demoniacal}]
noun: someone who acts as if possessed by a demon
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Demoniac \De*mo"ni*ac\, noun
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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Demoniac \De*mo"ni*ac\, Demoniacal \Dem'o*ni"a*cal\ (?; 277), adjective
[L. daemoniacus, fr. daemon; cf. F. d['e]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. ''Demoniac frenzy.''
--Milton.
3. resembling or suggesting possession by a demon; as,
demoniac energy.
[WordNet 1.5]
4. in a murderous frenzy as if possessed by a demon.
Syn: amuck, amok, berserk, demoniac, possessed(predicate).
[WordNet 1.5]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
35 Moby Thesaurus words for "demoniac":
aliene, bedlamite, borderline case, crackbrain, crackpot, crazed,
crazy, dement, demonic, devilish, diabolic, energumen, fanatic,
fired, flake, fou, idiot, insane, inspired, kook, loon, loony,
lunatic, madman, maniac, meshuggenah, noncompos, nut, phrenetic,
raving lunatic, satanic, screwball, serpentine, unhallowed,
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