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Entry 6 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Demoniac

· De·mo·ni·ac · IPA /dɪˈməʊnɪak/
01 a. Pertaining to, or characteristic of, a demon or evil spirit; devilish; as, a demoniac being; demoniacal practices.
  1. 1.
    Pertaining to, or characteristic of, a demon or evil spirit; devilish; as, a demoniac being; demoniacal practices.
    “Sarcastic, demoniacal laughter.” — Thackeray.
  2. 2.
    Influenced or produced by a demon or evil spirit; as, demoniac or demoniacal power.
  3. 3.
    resembling or suggesting possession by a demon; as, demoniac energy.
  4. 4.
    in a murderous frenzy as if possessed by a demon.
Syn. amuck, amok, berserk, demoniac, possessed(predicate).
02 n. A human being possessed by a demon or evil spirit; one whose faculties are directly controlled by a demon.
  1. 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. 2.
    One of a sect of Anabaptists who maintain that the demons or devils will finally be saved.(Eccl. Hist.)