the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Pertaining to, or characteristic of, a demon or evil spirit; devilish
adj. Influenced or produced by a demon or evil spirit.
adj. resembling or suggesting possession by a demon.
adj. in a murderous frenzy as if possessed by a demon.
n. A human being possessed by a demon or evil spirit; one whose faculties are directly controlled by a demon.
n. One of a sect of Anabaptists who maintain that the demons or devils will finally be saved.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Pertaining to a demon or spirit.
Produced by demons; influenced by demons.
Of the character of a demon; acting as if possessed by demons; wild; frantic; extremely wicked or cruel.
n. One who is supposed to be possessed by a demon; one whose volition and other mental faculties seem to be overpowered. restrained, or disturbed in their regular operation by an evil spirit; specifically, a lunatic.
n. [capitalized] One of a section of the Anabaptists who maintained that, the devils would ultimately be saved.
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adj. frenzied as if possessed by a demon
n. someone who acts as if possessed by a demon
Word Usage
"He has deemed himself a failure and largely abandoned literature, but Jed's portrait of him captures his bygone intensity—"he appears to be in a trance, possessed by a fury that some have not hesitated to describe as demoniac.""