单词 | demonologist |
释义 | demonologistn. An expert in or student of demonology. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > evil spirit or demon > [noun] > demonology > one who studies or writes on demonographer1657 demonologer1676 demonologist1676 demonograph1865 1676 Doctr. of Devils 92 For who being of the Demonologists Opinion..will dare to venture to either of the Indies. 1706 R. Brocklesby Explic. Gospel-theism i. ii. 26/1 Nor is it certain, that Plato (the grand Demonologist) held the Existence of evil Demons. 1751 G. Lavington Enthusiasm Methodists & Papists: Pt. III 47 The former suffer purely (as Dæmonologists write) from the Operation of Satan himself, or his Imps. 1814 Q. Rev. July 266 The task of tracing the origin of witchcraft presented little difficulty to the demonologists and theologians of the old school. 1850 H. Miller Scenes & Legends N. Scotl. (ed. 2) xx. 291 He replied, in the prescribed formula of the demonologist. 1942 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Antiquaries Ireland 72 133 How then can one explain the use of a cock's head on Irish sculptures to represent the devil? Demonologists could probably give an answer, but I am not an expert. 1994 B. F. Leavy In Search of Swan Maiden v. 170 The early European demonologists believed that female depravity..was linked to women's unfeminine ambitions. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1676 |
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