demonologic

de·mon·ol·o·gy

 (dē′mə-nŏl′ə-jē)

n.

1. The study of demons.

2. Belief in 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).

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de′mon·o·log′ic (-ə-lŏj′ĭk), de′mon·o·log′i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj.

de′mon·ol′o·gist n.

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