satanic
Beyond merely wicked
Satanic means relating to or characteristic of Satan, the devil of Christian theology.
The word often describes practices or beliefs associated with devil worship: satanic rituals, satanic cults.
More loosely, satanic characterizes anything supremely evil or wicked: satanic cruelty.
The 1980s saw widespread satanic panic—moral alarm about supposed devil worship that proved largely unfounded.
Evil supernatural entity
- LuciferRebellious angel of Christian theology
- BeelzebubPrince of demons
- AntichristProphesied opponent of Christ
- blasphemyIrreverence toward the sacred
heresy · sacrilege · profane · unholy · damnation · temptation · fallen angel · serpent
Evil or slang-excellent
- malevolentHarboring ill will
- diabolicalExtremely wicked or cruel
- demonicOf or like devils
- fiendishExtremely cruel or wicked
sinister · nefarious · vile · depraved · monstrous · villainous · malicious · corrupt
Ceremonial set of actions
- pentagramFive-pointed mystical star
- summoningCalling forth deliberately
- covenAssembly of witches
- sorceryPractice of dark magic
necromancy · conjuring · incantation · black mass · grimoire · divination · witchcraft · seance
Uncoated ferrous alloy
- death metalExtreme subgenre with growls
- inverted crossCrucifix rotated 180 degrees
- BaphometGoat-headed occult symbol
- goatHorned, bearded livestock
horns · pentagrams · skull · macabre · gothic · Crowley · occult symbols · darkness
Underworld of torment
- HadesGreek afterlife realm
- TartarusDeepest realm of punishment
- GehennaPlace of eternal torment
- SheolBiblical abode of spirits
inferno · abyss · pit · netherworld · lake of fire · eternal torment · sulfur · damnation
Conveying threat or danger
- ominousSuggesting something bad approaches
- terrifyingEvoking extreme fear
- chillingCausing fear or cold
- dreadfulCausing great fear or suffering
eerie · foreboding · nightmarish · ghastly · disturbing · unnerving · spine-chilling · blood-curdling
devil
Evil supernatural entity
- LuciferRebellious angel of Christian theology
- BeelzebubPrince of demons
- AntichristProphesied opponent of Christ
blasphemy · heresy · sacrilege · profane · unholy · damnation · temptation · fallen angel · serpent · possession
wicked
Evil or slang-excellent
- malevolentHarboring ill will
- diabolicalExtremely wicked or cruel
- demonicOf or like devils
fiendish · sinister · nefarious · vile · depraved · monstrous · villainous · malicious · corrupt · heinous
ritual
Ceremonial set of actions
sorcery · necromancy · conjuring · incantation · black mass · grimoire · divination · witchcraft · seance · invocation
black metal
Uncoated ferrous alloy
- death metalExtreme subgenre with growls
- inverted crossCrucifix rotated 180 degrees
- BaphometGoat-headed occult symbol
goat · horns · pentagrams · skull · macabre · gothic · Crowley · occult symbols · darkness · red and black
Hell
Underworld of torment
Sheol · inferno · abyss · pit · netherworld · lake of fire · eternal torment · sulfur · damnation · demons
menacing
Conveying threat or danger
- ominousSuggesting something bad approaches
- terrifyingEvoking extreme fear
- chillingCausing fear or cold
dreadful · eerie · foreboding · nightmarish · ghastly · disturbing · unnerving · spine-chilling · blood-curdling · hair-raising
- Demonsdemons, demon, devils, devil, fiends
- Hellhellfire, brimstone, lake of fire, eternal fire, perdition
- infernalhellish, demonic, diabolical, devilish, fiendish
- Satandevil, Lucifer, Beelzebub, Mephistopheles, prince of darkness
- horrorhorror, terror, fear, dread, haunted
- FaustianMephistopheles, Faust, Goethe, devil pact, Dr. Faustus
satanicangelic
Divinely pure and good
divine · holy · godly · christlike · heavenly
satanicangelic
Divinely pure and good
benevolent · saintly · benign · benignant · beneficent
- satanic ritualOccult ceremony honoring Lucifer
- satanic panicMoral terror about devil worship
- Satanic VersesAllegedly false revelations
- Church of SatanAtheistic religion using Satan symbolically
- satanic imageryVisuals evoking the devil
- satanic ritesCeremonies worshipping the devil