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demonology

/ˌdiːməˈnɒlədʒi/US/ˌdiːməˈnɑːləd͡ʒi/

demonology noun: the study of demons, especially the incantations required to summon and control them.

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Noun

demonology (countable and uncountable, plural demonologies)

  1. The study of demons, especially the incantations required to summon and control them.
    • But it wasn't all that strange, because any wizard bright enough to survive for five minutes was also bright enough to realize that if there was any power in demonology, then it lay with the demons.1990, Terry Pratchett, Eric, page 27
    Synonyms:
    demonlore

demonology meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Arabic and Thai

demonology in Tamil

தீய ஆவிகள், பிசாசுகள் பற்றிய கதை ஆராய்ச்சி

demonology in Urdu

بھوت پریت کا ذکر, علم ارواح

demonology in Arabic

study of demons
عِلْم الشَيَاطِين ʕilm aš-šayāṭīn

demonology in Thai

study of demons
มารวิทยา mār withyā
More languagesFewer languages
demonology in Vietnamese
quỷ học

Synonyms of demonology

Antonyms

Forms of demonology

pluraldemonologies
alternative formdaemonology
alternative formdaimonology

Origin of demonology

From demono- + -logy.

Words formed from demonology

Questions about demonology

What does demonology mean?
Demonology means the study of demons, especially the incantations required to summon and control them.
What is demonology in Tamil?
Demonology in Tamil is தீய ஆவிகள், பிசாசுகள் பற்றிய கதை ஆராய்ச்சி. See Demonology meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is demonology?
Demonology is a noun.
How do you pronounce demonology?
Demonology is pronounced /ˌdiːməˈnɒlədʒi/ (UK).
What is the plural of demonology?
The plural of demonology is demonologies.

Words near demonology in the dictionary

  1. demonological
  2. demonologically
  3. demonologies
  4. demonologist
  5. demonologists
  6. demonology
  7. demonomachies
  8. demonomachy
  9. demonomagy
  10. demonomancy
  11. demonomania

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: demonology (page history and authors); demonology (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); demonology (Urdu Wiktionary) (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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