DEMONIC


Meaning of DEMONIC in English

— demonically , adv.

/di mon"ik/ , adj.

1. inspired as if by a demon, indwelling spirit, or genius.

2. demoniac (def. 1).

Also, daemonic, demonical .

[ 1655-65; daemonicus daimonikós, equiv. to daimon- DEMON- + -ikos -IC ]

Syn. 1. frantic, frenzied, obsessed, possessed.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .