Definition of SATANIC

Examples of satanic in a Sentence

the cat's eyes reflected a satanic red in the dark

Recent Examples on the Web Others are seduced by the movement’s wild, often violent fantasies, including claims that Hollywood celebrities are part of a satanic child-trafficking ring. — Mike Mcintire, New York Times, "What Happens When QAnon Seeps From the Web to the Offline World," 9 Feb. 2020 In this, Cardinal Müller sees idolatry and a satanic desecration. — Daniel J. Mahoney, National Review, "Pope Francis, Wayward Shepherd," 6 Feb. 2020 Meanwhile, Sabrina has inadvertently been fulfilling a satanic prophecy to bring about the end times, enabling Satan/Lucifer Morningstar (aka the Dark Lord) to return to Earth in his angelic form. — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, "Chilling Adventures of Sabrina S3 is a mesmerizing melting pot of the macabre," 27 Jan. 2020 The fate of the world hangs in the balance when a cleric battles an ancient satanic force for a young woman’s soul. — Los Angeles Times, "Movies on TV this week Sept. 15, 2019: ‘Alien,’ ‘Aliens’ and more," 13 Sep. 2019 Trump himself during the campaign had pushed back against the passive-aggressive Obama Russian policy, which had gyrated from partnership with an angelic Putin to hatred of a satanic Putin. — Victor Davis Hanson, National Review, "A Russian Under Every Bed," 17 Dec. 2019 Eastwood can’t resist adding extra relish; in one shot of the Journal-Constitution newsroom, when Scruggs gets a round of applause from her fellow jackals, the camera lingers and lingers on Wilde’s satanic glee. — Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, "‘Richard Jewell’ review: Clint Eastwood’s seething reminder that sometimes, the fake-news rap is legit," 4 Dec. 2019 With satanic killers on the loose, can anyone be trusted? — Clark Collis, EW.com, "Alexandra Daddario goes to war with two metalheads in We Summon the Darkness clip," 20 Sep. 2019 In the end the movie tilts a little more than Get Out (which did deal in possession and soul-horror, albeit without an explicitly satanic element) toward splatter and absurdity, a little less toward metaphysical dread. — Ross Douthat, National Review, "Horror-Comedy Ready or Not Plays on Primal Human Fears," 12 Sep. 2019

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