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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. someone who acts as if possessed by a demon;


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. frenzied as if possessed by a demon;
- Example: "the soldier was completely amuck"
- Example: "berserk with grief"
- Example: "a berserk worker smashing windows"
[syn: amuck, amok, berserk, demoniac, demoniacal, possessed(p)]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Demoniac \De*mo"ni*ac\, Demoniacal \Dem`o*ni"a*cal\ (?; 277), a. [L. daemoniacus, fr. daemon; cf. F. d['e]moniaque. See Demon.] 1. Pertaining to, or characteristic of, a demon or evil spirit; devilish; as, a demoniac being; demoniacal practices. [1913 Webster] Sarcastic, demoniacal laughter. --Thackeray. [1913 Webster] 2. Influenced or produced by a demon or evil spirit; as, demoniac or demoniacal power. "Demoniac frenzy." --Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. resembling or suggesting possession by a demon; as, demoniac energy. [WordNet 1.5] 4. in a murderous frenzy as if possessed by a demon. Syn: amuck, amok, berserk, demoniac, possessed(predicate). [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Demoniac \De*mo"ni*ac\, n. 1. A human being possessed by a demon or evil spirit; one whose faculties are directly controlled by a demon. [1913 Webster] The demoniac in the gospel was sometimes cast into the fire. --Bates. [1913 Webster] 2. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect of Anabaptists who maintain that the demons or devils will finally be saved. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

demoniac adj 1: frenzied as if possessed by a demon; "the soldier was completely amuck"; "berserk with grief"; "a berserk worker smashing windows" [syn: amuck, amok, berserk, demoniac, demoniacal, possessed(p)] n 1: someone who acts as if possessed by a demon