demonic
Like Satan's minions
Demonic means of or resembling a demon—a malevolent supernatural being.
The word describes anything characterized by evil, cruelty, or destructive force: demonic laughter, demonic possession.
Extended uses suggest intense or frenzied energy: She attacked the piano with demonic fury.
The related demoniac carries similar meaning but sounds more archaic.
Evil or slang-excellent
- sinisterThreateningly suggestive of harm
- malevolentHarboring ill will
- diabolicalExtremely wicked or cruel
- fiendishExtremely cruel or wicked
villainous · nefarious · depraved · corrupt · vile · malicious · heinous · monstrous
Eternal punishment by flame
- brimstoneArchaic word for sulfur
- underworldRealm of the departed
- HadesGreek afterlife realm
- perditionEternal spiritual ruin
abyss · damnation · torment · sulfur · flames · inferno · pit · Gehenna
Ceremonial set of actions
- sorceryPractice of dark magic
- necromancyCommunicating with the deceased
- witchcraftPractice of supernatural magic
- summoningCalling forth deliberately
conjuring · pentagram · incantation · black magic · dark arts · spell · curse · hex
Enticing someone romantically
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- enticementSomething that attracts
- lureThing that tempts
- whisperSpeech without full voice
bargain · Faustian · deal with the devil · persuasion · manipulation · beguilement · deception · snare
Ritual to expel demons
- possessedHad or was inhabited
- hauntingDisturbingly unforgettable
- spiritSoul, mood, or liquor
- entityIndependent existing thing
poltergeist · supernatural · paranormal · speaking in tongues · levitation · contortion · manifestation · host
Evoking extreme fear
- menacingConveying threat or danger
- fearsomeCausing intense alarm
- nightmarishFrightening like bad dreams
- horrifyingCausing extreme fear
monstrous · ghastly · dreadful · spine-chilling · bloodcurdling · grotesque · hideous · macabre
wicked
Evil or slang-excellent
- sinisterThreateningly suggestive of harm
- malevolentHarboring ill will
- diabolicalExtremely wicked or cruel
fiendish · villainous · nefarious · depraved · corrupt · vile · malicious · heinous · monstrous · abominable
hellfire
Eternal punishment by flame
- brimstoneArchaic word for sulfur
- underworldRealm of the departed
- HadesGreek afterlife realm
perdition · abyss · damnation · torment · sulfur · flames · inferno · pit · Gehenna · Tartarus
ritual
Ceremonial set of actions
- sorceryPractice of dark magic
- necromancyCommunicating with the deceased
- witchcraftPractice of supernatural magic
summoning · conjuring · pentagram · incantation · black magic · dark arts · spell · curse · hex · invocation
seduction
Enticing someone romantically
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- enticementSomething that attracts
- lureThing that tempts
whisper · bargain · Faustian · deal with the devil · persuasion · manipulation · beguilement · deception · snare · trap
exorcism
Ritual to expel demons
entity · poltergeist · supernatural · paranormal · speaking in tongues · levitation · contortion · manifestation · host · vessel
terrifying
Evoking extreme fear
- menacingConveying threat or danger
- fearsomeCausing intense alarm
- nightmarishFrightening like bad dreams
horrifying · monstrous · ghastly · dreadful · spine-chilling · bloodcurdling · grotesque · hideous · macabre · eldritch
- horrorhorror, terror, fear, dread, haunted
- Demonsdevils, devil, fiends, Lucifer, fiend
- exorcismexorcism, exorcist, possession, possessed, casting out
- infernalhellish, diabolical, satanic, devilish, fiendish
- SatanSatan, devil, Lucifer, Beelzebub, Mephistopheles
- FaustianMephistopheles, Faust, Goethe, devil pact, Dr. Faustus
demonicvirtuous
Morally excellent, principled
benevolent · righteous · good · saintly · beneficent
- speed demonRecklessly swift driver
- inner demonPsychological self-destructive force
- confront one's demonsWrestle with personal torments
- demonic possessionEvil spirit inhabits someone
- angels and demonsOpposing supernatural beings
- demon hornsPointed growths on fiends
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