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
Peter’s ultimate prescription to treat the diseased system of money and power was to get rid of the cabal of satanic Jews that has taken over the world outside his Kingdom.
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Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 19 May 2025
Most horror flicks entrap their characters in one location or put them in some sort of unique, tense situation (think: satanic possession, or pissing off the wrong truck driver, attracting the wrong person, etc.), but in Final Destination, Death works with the great mundane canvas of ordinary life.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 May 2025
Things get eerie when Ortega’s shown lighting a home on fire and tying the XO frontman up while performing some sort of satanic ritual on him.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 1 Apr. 2025
The Shiawassee County resident used the numbers 6-6-6 — often seen as satanic because of connotations in the Bible — and won $2.39 million from the Michigan Lottery’s Jackpot Slots Millionaire’s Fast Cash game, according to a statement by the company.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 19 May 2025
Most horror flicks entrap their characters in one location or put them in some sort of unique, tense situation (think: satanic possession, or pissing off the wrong truck driver, attracting the wrong person, etc.), but in Final Destination, Death works with the great mundane canvas of ordinary life.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 May 2025
Things get eerie when Ortega’s shown lighting a home on fire and tying the XO frontman up while performing some sort of satanic ritual on him.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 1 Apr. 2025
The Shiawassee County resident used the numbers 6-6-6 — often seen as satanic because of connotations in the Bible — and won $2.39 million from the Michigan Lottery’s Jackpot Slots Millionaire’s Fast Cash game, according to a statement by the company.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for satanic
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The Warrens are also famous for their investigation of a haunted house in Amityville, NY, and the 1980s Connecticut poltergeist case based on a Warren case, in which demonic possession was used unsuccessfully as a defense in a murder trial.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
5 Aug. 2025
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Draped in demonic lyrical themes and often-foreboding music, the British quartet was a near-instant success and helped birth and define the heavy metal genre.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
30 July 2025
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For The Fin, his team worked to make the dim light extra grainy, giving it a particularly sinister quality.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Aug. 2025
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This turns out to be another name for Galactus, a surprisingly scary Marvel villain played with sinister sincerity by Ralph Ineson.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
22 July 2025
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“Satanic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/satanic. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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