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diabolism

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di·ab·o·lism  (d-b-lzm)
n.
1. Dealings with or worship of the devil or demons; sorcery.
2. Devilish conduct or character.
di·abo·list n.
diabolism
Noun
a. witchcraft or sorcery
b. worship of devils
diabolist n
diabolism
1. belief in or worship of the devil.
2. Theology. an action aided or prompted by the devil; sorcery; witchcraft. — diabolist, n.
See also: Devil
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.diabolism - a belief in and reverence for devils (especially Satan)
demonism, Satanism
black art, black magic, necromancy, sorcery - the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world


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Less swart in aspect, the companions of this figure were of that vivid, tiger-yellow complexion peculiar to some of the aboriginal natives of the Manillas; --a race notorious for a certain diabolism of subtilty, and by some honest white mariners supposed to be the paid spies and secret confidential agents on the water of the devil, their lord, whose counting-room they suppose to be elsewhere.
Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context
There was no freak in dress too crazy to be indulged in; no absurdity too absurd to be tolerated; no frenzy in ragged diabolism too fantastic to be attempted.
The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
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