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demonology
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de·mon·ol·o·gy  (dm-nl-j)
n.
1. The study of demons.
2. Belief in or worship of demons.
3. A list or catalog of one's enemies: "As the years passed [the magazine's] demonology expanded to include Bolsheviks, radicals, Franklin D. Roosevelt, the New Deal, Government work programs or aid programs of any kind" (Maggie Nichols).
demon·o·logic (--ljk), demon·o·logi·cal (--kl) adj.
demon·olo·gist n.
demonology
Noun
the study of demons or demonic beliefs [demon + -logy]
demonology
1. the study of demons or superstitions about demons.
2. the doctrine of demons. Also demonography. — demonologist, n. — demonologic, demonological, adj.
See also: Demons


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