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  1. 1. a. Alt. of Demoniacal Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A human being possessed by a demon or evil spirit; one whose faculties are directly controlled by a demon. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. One of a sect of Anabaptists who maintain that the demons or devils will finally be saved. Source: opted
  4. 4. adj. of, pertaining to, or like a demon or possession by a demon Source: wordnet
  5. 5. n. someone who acts as if possessed by a demon Source: wordnet
  6. 6. 1. Pertaining to, or characteristic of, a demon or evil spirit; devilish; as, a demoniac being; demoniacal practices. Sarcastic, demoniacal laughter. Thackeray. 2. Influenced or produced by a demon or evil spirit; as, demoniac or demoniacal power. "Demoniac frenzy." Milton. 1. A human being possessed by a demon or evil spirit; one whose faculties are directly controlled by a demon. The demoniac in the gospel was sometimes cast into the fire. Bates. 2. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect of Anabaptists who maintain that the demons or devils will finally be saved. Source: webster
  7. 7. One of a sect of Anabaptists who maintain that the demons ordevils will finally be saved. Source: adambom
  8. 8. n. someone who acts as if possessed by a demon Source: ecdict

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