demonology

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demonology

  • /ˌdiːməˈnɒlədʒi/ UK
  • /ˌdiːməˈnɑːləd͡ʒi/ US

Rhymes with -ɒlədʒi

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From demono- + -logy.

noun demonologies · daemonology · daimonology

  1. countable, uncountable The study of demons, especially the incantations required to summon and control them. But it wasn't all that strange, because any wizard bright enough to survive for five minutes was also bright enough to realize that if there was any power in demonology, then it lay with the demons.

    Similar: demonlore

Opposite: angelology

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noun

Opposite: angelology

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noun study of demons

Españoldemonología
한국어악마학 angmahak
日本語悪魔学 akumagaku
中文鬼神學 /鬼神学 guǐshénxué, 魔鬼研究 móguǐ yánjiū, 惡魔學 /恶魔学 èmóxué
Portuguêsdemonologia
Françaisdémonologie
DeutschDämonologie
Italianodemonologia
Ελληνικάδαιμονολογία daimonología
Русскийдемоноло́гия demonológija
Tiếng Việtquỷ học
العربيةعِلْم الشَيَاطِين ʕilm aš-šayāṭīn
עבריתדמונולוגיה

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@misc{demonology_2026,
  title = {demonology},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/demonology},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}