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also demonical
as in sinister
of, relating to, or worthy of an evil spirit
the villain in the movie cackled with demonic laughter
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Recent Examples of demonic
While some Christian creators seem to be taking the demonic allegations quite seriously, the Hatch backlash has become a bit of a meme online, with users accusing the women of being in religious psychosis or just flat out ridiculous.
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Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2025
And with the Annabelle-Nottoway meme, African Americans repurposed Annabelle, a Hollywood trope of demonic Voodoo dolls, as a magical participant in Black liberation.
—Essence, 29 Oct. 2025
The first comes in the show’s shocking cold open, in which a mother gives birth to a demonic baby that subsequently attacks an 11-year-old boy.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
Valak returns for another showdown with Sister Irene in The Nun 2, set in 1956 France, where a series of murders are being attributed to a demonic entity.
—Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
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Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2025
And with the Annabelle-Nottoway meme, African Americans repurposed Annabelle, a Hollywood trope of demonic Voodoo dolls, as a magical participant in Black liberation.
—Essence, 29 Oct. 2025
The first comes in the show’s shocking cold open, in which a mother gives birth to a demonic baby that subsequently attacks an 11-year-old boy.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
Valak returns for another showdown with Sister Irene in The Nun 2, set in 1956 France, where a series of murders are being attributed to a demonic entity.
—Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for demonic
Adjective
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But as old tensions flare between them, Katie begins to experience terrifying visions and a ghostly presence warning of something sinister lurking aboard.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
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Which casts a show seemingly designed to bypass all judgments with respect to storytelling and taste, gliding straight to the pleasure center of some imaginary horny, enraged, shopaholic feminine id, in a fairly sinister light.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The film is hit or miss, but the casting of von Sydow — no stranger to satanic forces thanks to The Exorcist — proves quite inspired.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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Father Thornton records the entire process as part of his work for the Vatican, which gets scarier by the minute; hands blaze with fire, children's voices sing in cellars, evil nuns run about, and flashlights reveal satanic images in the dark.—
Michael Lee Simpson,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The best way to safeguard yourself from malicious links that install malware, potentially accessing your private information, is to have strong antivirus software installed on all your devices.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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For many of Modi’s supporters, Mamdani’s rhetoric is seen as a malicious attack on the country’s majority religion.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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The Ravens weren’t even doing anything diabolical at the line of scrimmage.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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This fourth installment finds plenty to mine from Jigsaw and his diabolical traps — and yes, that silly tricycle-riding clown gets some screen time.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Demonic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demonic. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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