n.
Pronunciation: ˌ d ē -m ə - ' nä-l ə -j ē
Function: noun
Date: 1597
1 : the study of demons or evil spirits
2 : belief in demons : a doctrine of evil spirits
3 : a catalog of enemies <the liberal creed at that time put Big Business in a central place in its demonology ― Carl Kaysen>
– de · mon · olog · i · cal \ ˌ d ē -m ə -n ə - ' lä-ji-k ə l \ adjective
– de · mon · ol · o · gist \ - ' nä-l ə -jist \ noun