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<h1>Demonologic, Demonological</h1> <Xpage=389>

<hw><hw>De`mon*o*log"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>De`mon*o*log"ic*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>d\'82monologique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or Pertaining to demonology.</def>

<h1>Demonologist</h1> <Xpage=389>

<hw>De`mon*ol"o*gist</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who writes on, or is versed in, demonology.</def>

<h1>Demonology</h1> <Xpage=389>

<hw>De`mon*ol"o*gy</hw> <tt>(?; 277)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Demon</ets> + <ets>-logy</ets>: cf. F. <ets>d\'82monologie</ets>.]</ety> <def>A treatise on demons; a supposititious science which treats of demons and their manifestations.</def>

<i>Sir W. Scott.</i>

<h1>Demonomagy</h1> <Xpage=389>

<hw>De`mon*om"a*gy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <grk>dai`mwn</grk> demon + magic.]</ety> <def>Magic in which the aid of demons is invoked; black or infernal magic.</def>

<i>Bp. Hurd.</i>

<h1>Demonomania</h1> <Xpage=389>

<hw>De*mon`o*ma"ni*a</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Demon</ets> + <ets>mania</ets>.]</ety> <def>A form of madness in which the patient conceives himself possessed of devils.</def>

<h1>Demonomist</h1> <Xpage=389>

<hw>De*mon"o*mist</hw> <tt>(?)</tt> <tt>n.</tt> <def>One in subjection to a demon, or to demons.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Sir T. Herbert.</i>

<h1>Demonomy</h1> <Xpage=389>

<hw>De*mon"o*my</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ demon + <?/ law.]</ety> <def>The dominion of demons.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Sir T. Herbert.</i>

<h1>Demonry</h1> <Xpage=389>

<hw>De"mon*ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Demoniacal influence or possession.</def>

<i>J. Baillie.</i>

<h1>Demonship</h1> <Xpage=389>

<hw>De"mon*ship</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The state of a demon.</def>

<i>Mede.</i>

<h1>Demonstrability</h1> <Xpage=389>

<hw>De*mon`stra*bil"i*ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The quality of being demonstrable; demonstrableness.</def>

<h1>Demonstrable</h1> <Xpage=389>

<hw>De*mon"stra*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>demonstrabilis</ets>: cf. OF. <ets>demonstrable</ets>, F. <ets>d\'82montrable</ets>.]</ety>

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