Meanings
plural demonologies · alternative daemonology · alternative daimonology
- countableuncountableThe 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 27Synonyms: demonlore
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe study of demons, especially the incantations required to summon and control them.
Origin
Translations
Arabic عِلْم الشَيَاطِين
- عِلْم الشَيَاطِين (ʕilm aš-šayāṭīn)study of demons
Bulgarian демоноло́гия
- демоноло́гия (demonológija)study of demons
Catalan demonologia
- demonologiastudy of demons
Chinese Mandarin 鬼神學 /鬼神学, 魔鬼研究
- 鬼神學 /鬼神学 (guǐshénxué)study of demons
- 魔鬼研究 (móguǐ yánjiū)study of demons
- 惡魔學 /恶魔学 (èmóxué)study of demons
Danish dæmonologi
- dæmonologistudy of demons
Dutch demonologie
- demonologiestudy of demons
Esperanto demonologio
- demonologiostudy of demons
Finnish demonologia
- demonologiastudy of demons
French démonologie
- démonologiestudy of demons
German Dämonologie
- Dämonologiestudy of demons
Greek δαιμονολογία
- δαιμονολογία (daimonología)study of demons
Hebrew דמונולוגיה
- דמונולוגיהstudy of demons
Hungarian demonológia
- demonológiastudy of demons
Icelandic djöflatrúarfræði
- djöflatrúarfræðistudy of demons
Italian demonologia
- demonologiastudy of demons
Japanese 悪魔学
- 悪魔学 (akumagaku)study of demons
Korean 악마학
- 악마학 (angmahak)study of demons
Norwegian demonologi
- demonologistudy of demons
Polish demonologia
- demonologiastudy of demons
Portuguese demonologia
- demonologiastudy of demons
Russian демоноло́гия
- демоноло́гия (demonológija)study of demons
Spanish demonología
- demonologíastudy of demons
Swedish demonologi
- demonologistudy of demons
Thai มารวิทยา
- มารวิทยา (mār withyā)study of demons
Turkish demonoloji, iblis bilimi
- demonolojistudy of demons
- iblis bilimistudy of demons
Ukrainian демоноло́гія
- демоноло́гія (demonolóhija)study of demons
Vietnamese quỷ học
- quỷ họcstudy of demons
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with demonology
Cite this entry
demonology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demonology
“demonology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demonology. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “demonology,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demonology.
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