demoniac
2 synonyms and 1 antonym for demoniac, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Adj — Under the control of, or taken over by, a demon.
Synonyms
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Synonyms by Meaning
2. adj
Relating to demons; demonic in nature.
“Animal fury and orgiastic licence here whipped themselves to demoniac heights by howls and squawking ecstasies that tore and reverberated through those nighted woods like pestilential tempests from the gulfs of hell.”
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Etymology
Came into English as Middle English demoniak and related forms, from Old French demoniaque, from Late Latin daemoniacus.
Full origin of demoniac →