demonology

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noun

de·​mon·​ol·​o·​gy ˌdē-mə-ˈnä-lə-jē 

1

: the study of demons or evil spirits

2

: belief in demons : a doctrine of evil spirits

3

: a catalog of enemies

… the liberal creed at that time put Big Business in a central place in its demonology …

—Carl Kaysen

demonological

ˌdē-mə-nə-ˈlä-ji-kəl 

adjective

demonologist

ˌdē-mə-ˈnä-lə-jist 

noun

demonologic

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adjective

de·​mon·​olog·​ic

¦dēmənə¦läjik

variants or demonological

-jə̇kəl 

: of or relating to demonology

demonologically

-jə̇k(ə)lē

adverb

Examples of demonology in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The film was co-written and co-directed by Kang over a seven-year period, set entirely in Korea and featuring Korean demonology and mythology. —Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 15 Mar. 2026

At least, that’s the impression given by the Liber Revelationum, a book of demonology written by Abbot Richalm of Schöntal. —JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2025

Before his ascension to the English throne, King James VI of Scotland published a literary treatise on demonology in 1597. —Penelope Geng, The Conversation, 27 Oct. 2025

Meanwhile, a medieval doctor would be forgiven for thinking social media’s ability to amplify bad science amounts to demonology. —Andrew Paul Jul 17, Popular Science, 17 July 2025

Word History

Etymology

Noun

demon + -o- + -logy

Note: Word introduced by King James VI of Scotland (later James I of England) in his Daemonologie, in forme of a Dialogue, diuided into three bookes (Edinburgh, 1597). New Latin daemonologia occurs commonly in the 17th century, but is apparently not attested earlier than King James' dissertation in English.

First Known Use

Noun

1597, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for demonology

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