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demoniasm

demoniasm is the alternative form of demonianism.

Meaning of demonianism

Noun

demonianism (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) Possession by a demon or demons.
    • Strictly speaking, the belief in demonianism was distinct from that in witchcraft.1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society, published 2012, page 458

Origin of demoniasm

From Ancient Greek δαιμονιασμός (daimoniasmós), ultimately from δαίμων (daímōn).

Questions about demoniasm

What is demoniasm the alternative form of?
Demoniasm is the alternative form of demonianism.

Words near demoniasm in the dictionary

  1. demoniacism
  2. demoniacs
  3. demonial
  4. demonian
  5. demonianism
  6. demoniasm
  7. demonic
  8. demonical
  9. demonicality
  10. demonically
  11. demonicalness

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Adapted from Wiktionary: demoniasm (page history and authors); demonianism (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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