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demonology

/dee-muh-nol-uh-jee/US // ˌdi məˈnɒl ə dʒi //UK // (ˌdiːməˈnɒlədʒɪ) //

恶魔学,妖魔学,妖怪学,妖术

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the study of demons or of beliefs about demons.
    • : belief in demons.
    • : a group of persons or things regarded as evil or pernicious.

Examples

  • On IMDB, Ed is listed under the remarkable position of “demonology adviser” for Amityville II: The Possession.

  • He retains a central place in Tea Party demonology, his name often mentioned in the same breath as George Soros and Saul Alinsky.

  • So that the language of magic and demonology has one feature in common in all ages and with every nation.

  • The sentiments of the royal chaplain on demonology are curious.

  • Thus the seventeenth century was the period par excellence of witchcraft, demonology, and the supernatural in Ireland.

  • Psellus founded a system of demonology, which had for its basis the natural history and habitation of demons.

  • In Peignot's use "mtaphysique" includes demonology or, as a modern bookseller would say, "occult" books.