someone who acts as if possessed by a demon
Used in a Sentence
demoniac
How to use demoniac in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for demoniac.
Editorial note
From the Gita: The demoniac person thinks: "So much wealth do I have today, and I will gain more according to my schemes. So much is mine now, and it will increase in the future, more and more.
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Quick take
someone who acts as if possessed by a demon
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of demoniac gathered in one view.
frenzied as if possessed by a demon; "the soldier was completely amuck"; "berserk with grief"; "a berserk worker smashing windows"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for demoniac.
noun
someone who acts as if possessed by a demon
adjective
frenzied as if possessed by a demon; "the soldier was completely amuck"; "berserk with grief"; "a berserk worker smashing windows"
See also: amuck, amok, berserk, demoniacal
Example sentences
From the Gita: The demoniac person thinks: "So much wealth do I have today, and I will gain more according to my schemes. So much is mine now, and it will increase in the future, more and more.
Or maybe I'm an anonymous demoniac in denial.
It was not, he declares, anything connected with the cubes and caves of those echoing, vaporous, wormily-honeycombed mountains of madness which we crossed; but a single fantastic, demoniac glimpse, among the churning zenith-clouds, of what lay back of those other violet westward mountains which the Old Ones had shunned and feared. It is very probable that the thing was a sheer delusion born of the previous stresses we had passed through, and of the actual though unrecognized mirage of the dead transmontane city experienced near Lake's camp the day before; but it was so real to Danforth that he suffers from it still.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use demoniac in a sentence?
From the Gita: The demoniac person thinks: "So much wealth do I have today, and I will gain more according to my schemes. So much is mine now, and it will increase in the future, more and more.
What does demoniac mean?
someone who acts as if possessed by a demon
What part of speech is demoniac?
demoniac is commonly used as noun, adjective.