DEMONIC


Meaning of DEMONIC in English

adjective

also dae·mon·ic -ˈmänik, -nēk also -nək or -mōn- ; or de·mon·i·cal -nə̇kəl, -nēk-

Etymology: demonic, daemonic from Late Latin daemonicus, from Greek daimonikos, from daimon-, daimōn daimon + -ikos -ic; demonical from Late Latin daemonicus + English -al

1. : demoniac 2

demonic energy

a daemonic gift for blackmail and sabotage — Economist

2. usually daemonic : activating or compelling like an indwelling or ministering force : having extraordinary genius

some physical rebellion … sets loose the pent-up daemonic powers — P.E.More

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.