as in demonic
of, relating to, or worthy of an evil spirit
the cat's eyes reflected a satanic red in the dark
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Recent Examples of satanic
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.
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Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 29 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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Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 29 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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for satanic
Adjective
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The moral fulcrum of Christopher Marlowe’s The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus, in which a scholar gains knowledge and power through a demonic pact, is a relatively straightforward statement on the human condition.—
Literary Hub,
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14 Jan. 2026
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The radical left says Western civilization is evil, Candace Owens says the roots of our faith are demonic.—
Grace Gilson,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Even his smile is sinister in the English actor’s current reign of cinematic terror.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
14 Jan. 2026
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This is not the gleeful dance party of purgatory—there is a more sinister and sincere quality to it.—
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Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Satanic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/satanic. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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