pandemonian
UK/ˌpæn.dɪˈməʊ.ni.ən/US/ˌpæn.dəˈmoʊ.ni.ən/
pandemonian adjective: relating to, resembling, or characteristic of, a pandemonium.
Adjective
pandemonian (comparative more pandemonian, superlative most pandemonian)
- Relating to, resembling, or characteristic of, a pandemonium.
- How could the private gentlemen of our Church militant here on earth march forth, when their Generals were afraid to attack the pandemonian army?1799, Percival Stockdale, A Letter to the Honourable and Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of Durham; on the Slave-Trade: to Which Are Added Observations on the Late Parliamentary Debate on That...
- Then, Gentlemen, said he, but not till then, shall you see hurled down from their lofty pedestals, those abominable reptiles, monsters, and demons, the gods of corruption, whose images, like the plagues of Egypt, now every where blast our light; whose pandemonian temples are seen in every rotten...1815 February 19, The Examiner, number 373, page 126, column 1
Noun
pandemonian (plural pandemonians)
- One who takes part in a pandemonium; a rioter.
Forms of pandemonian
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more pandemonian |
| superlative | most pandemonian |
| Noun | |
| plural | pandemonians |
Origin of pandemonian
From pandemonium + -an.
Words that rhyme with pandemonian
- Exonian
- hamiltonian
- amazonian
- Andersonian
- apollonian
- Ionian
- Macedonian
- newtonian
- Plutonian
- usonian
- Wilsonian
- Babylonian
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- Burtonian
- Caledonian
- Ciceronian
- Clintonian
- Cronian
- Estonian
- Flintstonian
- jacksonian
- Johnsonian
- Kingstonian
- Petersonian
- Simonian
- Washingtonian
- Watsonian
- Aberdonian
- addisonian
- Arlingtonian
- Baconian
- Bostonian
- Brunonian
- Cameronian
- Carsonian
- Catonian
- Chalcedonian
- clactonian
- Cottonian
- Devonian
- draconian
- Draytonian
- favonian
- Franconian
- Freedonian
- gorgonian
- Haligonian
- Hamptonian
- heliconian
- Hudsonian
- Hugonian
- Huntingtonian
- Huronian
- Koronian
- Lacedaemonian
- Langtonian
- Londonian
- Maidstonian
- Mertonian
- Miltonian
- Morrisonian
Questions about pandemonian
- What does pandemonian mean?
- Pandemonian means relating to, resembling, or characteristic of, a pandemonium.
- What part of speech is pandemonian?
- Pandemonian can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce pandemonian?
- Pandemonian is pronounced /ˌpæn.dɪˈməʊ.ni.ən/ (UK).
Words near pandemonian in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: pandemonian (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.
Last updated:
Cite this entry: “pandemonian.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/pandemonian. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.