satanic
adjective
sa·tan·ic
sə-ˈta-nik 
sā-
1
: of, relating to, or characteristic of Satan or satanism
satanic pride
satanic rites
2
: characterized by extreme cruelty or viciousness
Examples of satanic in a Sentence
the cat's eyes reflected a satanic red in the dark
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Theories involving satanic rituals, secret societies, or wealthy patrons commissioning killings circulated widely but were never substantiated.
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Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
In 1690s Massachusetts, the moral entrepreneurs were religious authorities who labeled people as satanic witches and killed many of them.
—Ron Barrett, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
The research found that 59% of those posts espoused conspiracy theories about Jews, such as that Jewish people control governments, that Jews are satanic in nature, or that the Holocaust never occurred or misrepresentations of what happened during the Holocaust.
—Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
The satanic quality of Anna is her need to move, to and fro in the earth and up and down in it.
—Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
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Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
In 1690s Massachusetts, the moral entrepreneurs were religious authorities who labeled people as satanic witches and killed many of them.
—Ron Barrett, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
The research found that 59% of those posts espoused conspiracy theories about Jews, such as that Jewish people control governments, that Jews are satanic in nature, or that the Holocaust never occurred or misrepresentations of what happened during the Holocaust.
—Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
The satanic quality of Anna is her need to move, to and fro in the earth and up and down in it.
—Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Satanic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/satanic. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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