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diabolepsy

diabolepsy noun: possession by a devil or demon.

Noun

diabolepsy (uncountable)

  1. (rare) Possession by a devil or demon.

Origin of diabolepsy

From a clipped form of Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos, “devil”) + -lepsy.

Questions about diabolepsy

What does diabolepsy mean?
Diabolepsy means possession by a devil or demon.
What part of speech is diabolepsy?
Diabolepsy is a noun.

Words near diabolepsy in the dictionary

  1. diablotin
  2. diablotins
  3. diabodies
  4. diabody
  5. diaboleite
  6. diabolepsy
  7. diabolic
  8. diabolical
  9. diabolicalities
  10. diabolicality
  11. diabolically

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