Meanings
comparative more demonian · superlative most demonian
- Synonym of demonic.
Princes, Heavens antient Sons, Æthereal Thrones, / Demonian Spirits now, from the Element / Each of his reign allotted, rightlier call’d, / Powers of Fire, Air, Water, and Earth beneath, / So may we hold our place and theſe mild ſeats / Without new trouble; […]
1671, John Milton, “The Second Book”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC, pages 34–35, lines 122–127Synonyms: demonic
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveSynonym of demonic.
Origin
From Latin daemonium + -an. By surface analysis, demon + -ian.
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demonian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demonian
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