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diablerie

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di·a·ble·rie  (d-äbl-r, -bl-)
n.
1. Sorcery; witchcraft.
2. Representation of devils or demons, as in paintings or fiction.
3. Devilish conduct; deviltry.
[French, from Old French, from diable, devil, from Latin diabolus; see devil.]
diablerie [dɪˈɑːblərɪ (French) djɑbləri]
n
1. (Non-Christian Religions / Other Non-Christian Religions) magic or witchcraft connected with devils
2. (Non-Christian Religions / Other Non-Christian Religions) demonic lore or esoteric knowledge of devils
3. (Non-Christian Religions / Other Non-Christian Religions) the domain of devils
4. devilry; mischief
[from Old French, from diable devil, from Latin diabolus; see devil]


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In her play-hours, she invariably had every child in the establishment at her heels, open-mouthed with admiration and wonder,--not excepting Miss Eva, who appeared to be fascinated by her wild diablerie, as a dove is sometimes charmed by a glittering serpent.
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Stowe, Harriet Beecher View in context
" thought I; "there is diablerie in the business after all, then
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Indeed to say the truth, that trait of mind in the philosophic Bon-Bon did begin at length to assume a character of strange intensity and mysticism, and appeared deeply tinctured with the diablerie of his favorite German studies.
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