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Diabolism

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. Dealings with or worship of the devil or demons; sorcery.

n. Devilish conduct or character.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. Worship of the devil; Satanism

n. Character, action, or principles appropriate to the devil.

n. Possession by the devil.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. Character, action, or principles appropriate to the devil.

n. Possession by the devil.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The actions or influence of the devil; conduct worthy of the devil.

n. Possession by the devil.

n. In occultism, black magic; sorcery; invocation of evil spirits.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a belief in and reverence for devils (especially Satan)

Word Usage

"This exceedingly grave and important accusation, together with its side issues, has perhaps all the more claim on our consideration because, apart from actual diabolism, which is in itself so paralysing as almost to arrest discussion, it conflicts with all that we know or believe concerning the Masonic constitution."

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Words that are more generic or abstract

black magic sorcery black art necromancy

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