devildomn.

Brit.

/ˈdɛvldəm/, U.S.

/ˈdɛv(ə)ldəm/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: devil n., -dom suffix.

Etymology: < devil n. + -dom suffix. With sense 3 compare earlier devilship n. 3, devilhood n., and devilhead n.

1. A diabolical act, practice, institution, or invention. Also: the influence or control of the Devil or a devil; the exercise or invocation of diabolical power; bewitchment; devilry.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > evil spirit or demon > [noun] > rule of

demonicracy1656

devildom1694

demonocracy1713

1694 S. Johnson Notes Pastoral Let. 5 The true Art of spelling all the Oppressions and Devildoms in the World out of the pregnant word King.

1700 J. Tutchin Remarks Present Condition Navy 3 Slavery, Popery, and all the Devildoms of the Universe.

1706 Observator 10 July He did not attribute it to a Natural Cause, but to Witchery and Devildom, and said All his Men were Bewitch'd.

1856 E. B. Browning Aurora Leigh ii. 74 A commination, or, at best, An exorcism against the devildom Which plainly held me.

1893 R. Kipling Many Inventions 207 It was witchcraft,—witchcraft and devildom.

1917 H. Macfall Germany at Bay ii. xii. 232 For five days these Frenchmen held the vast masses, spite of liquid fire and every devildom.

1968 J. Smyth Story George Cross i. 30 The most formidable and dangerous of all these devildoms was the so-called ZUS 40, the booby trap of all booby traps.

2015 Guardian (Nexis) 22 Nov. (World News section) A monument to Soviet author Mikhail Bulgakov..was delayed for more than a decade as a ‘sign of devildom’.

2. The domain of the Devil or a devil; the realm of devils; hell; (also) the collective inhabitants of hell. In extended use: an evil state or regime. Now rare.In quot. 1828: a work of art or literature that has devils or the Devil as its subject; cf. diablerie n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > a devil > [noun] > realm of

devilheadc1300

devilhood1621

devildom1713

the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > diabolicalness > diabolical person > [noun] > domain of

devilheadc1300

devilhood1621

devildom1713

1713 ‘Jack the Spaniard’ Hell Broke-loose 6 The Adversaries of our design'd Empire and Devildom are both Numerous and Formidable at this time of Day.

1763 Monthly Rev. Nov. 321 Erictho herself, though the most potent Witch in the devildom of Thessaly, is a mere Mother Shipton compared to Ismeno.

1825 S. T. Coleridge Let. 6 Sept. (1971) V. 489 Deprest by day, and wandering all night thro' the Swedenborgian Devildom.

1828 F. A. Kemble Let. in Rec. Girlhood (1878) I. viii. 226 I have been revelling in that divine devildom, ‘Faust’.

1847 Brownson's Q. Rev. Jan. 25 All Motleydom and all Devildom had broken loose.

1892 T. Wright Blue Firedrake 197 Never surely were more repulsive hags in all devildom.

1925 Pella (Iowa) Chron. 26 Mar. 12/5 In devildom there is rejoicing over obscene language.

1976 I. Reed Flight to Canada xxix. 173 Devildom. Virginia is where the devil reigns.

3. The state or condition of being a devil.

ΚΠ

1897 R. McLintock in tr. J. W. von Goethe Faust Notes 339 As cleanliness is to godliness, so is dirt to devildom.

1929 A. Crowley Magick Theory & Pract. p. viii Come, O come! I am numb With the lonely lust of devildom.

1963 San Antonio (Texas) Express 19 Aug. ‘Friendly to darkness’..has always been an attribute of devildom.

1979 M. Cramer Devil Within vii. 151 It is in the Jewish apocrypha and in the apocalyptic teachings that we learn of..the fall of Satan from Grace to devildom.

2012 Esquire (U.K. ed.) (Nexis) July Selina is too clueless and gaffe-prone to reach [Malcolm] Tucker-level devildom.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	devildom
释义	devildomn. Brit. /ˈdɛvldəm/, U.S. /ˈdɛv(ə)ldəm/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: devil n., -dom suffix. Etymology: < devil n. + -dom suffix. With sense 3 compare earlier devilship n. 3, devilhood n., and devilhead n. 1. A diabolical act, practice, institution, or invention. Also: the influence or control of the Devil or a devil; the exercise or invocation of diabolical power; bewitchment; devilry. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > evil spirit or demon > [noun] > rule of demonicracy1656 devildom1694 demonocracy1713 1694 S. Johnson Notes Pastoral Let. 5 The true Art of spelling all the Oppressions and Devildoms in the World out of the pregnant word King. 1700 J. Tutchin Remarks Present Condition Navy 3 Slavery, Popery, and all the Devildoms of the Universe. 1706 Observator 10 July He did not attribute it to a Natural Cause, but to Witchery and Devildom, and said All his Men were Bewitch'd. 1856 E. B. Browning Aurora Leigh ii. 74 A commination, or, at best, An exorcism against the devildom Which plainly held me. 1893 R. Kipling Many Inventions 207 It was witchcraft,—witchcraft and devildom. 1917 H. Macfall Germany at Bay ii. xii. 232 For five days these Frenchmen held the vast masses, spite of liquid fire and every devildom. 1968 J. Smyth Story George Cross i. 30 The most formidable and dangerous of all these devildoms was the so-called ZUS 40, the booby trap of all booby traps. 2015 Guardian (Nexis) 22 Nov. (World News section) A monument to Soviet author Mikhail Bulgakov..was delayed for more than a decade as a ‘sign of devildom’. 2. The domain of the Devil or a devil; the realm of devils; hell; (also) the collective inhabitants of hell. In extended use: an evil state or regime. Now rare.In quot. 1828: a work of art or literature that has devils or the Devil as its subject; cf. diablerie n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > a devil > [noun] > realm of devilheadc1300 devilhood1621 devildom1713 the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > diabolicalness > diabolical person > [noun] > domain of devilheadc1300 devilhood1621 devildom1713 1713 ‘Jack the Spaniard’ Hell Broke-loose 6 The Adversaries of our design'd Empire and Devildom are both Numerous and Formidable at this time of Day. 1763 Monthly Rev. Nov. 321 Erictho herself, though the most potent Witch in the devildom of Thessaly, is a mere Mother Shipton compared to Ismeno. 1825 S. T. Coleridge Let. 6 Sept. (1971) V. 489 Deprest by day, and wandering all night thro' the Swedenborgian Devildom. 1828 F. A. Kemble Let. in Rec. Girlhood (1878) I. viii. 226 I have been revelling in that divine devildom, ‘Faust’. 1847 Brownson's Q. Rev. Jan. 25 All Motleydom and all Devildom had broken loose. 1892 T. Wright Blue Firedrake 197 Never surely were more repulsive hags in all devildom. 1925 Pella (Iowa) Chron. 26 Mar. 12/5 In devildom there is rejoicing over obscene language. 1976 I. Reed Flight to Canada xxix. 173 Devildom. Virginia is where the devil reigns. 3. The state or condition of being a devil. ΚΠ 1897 R. McLintock in tr. J. W. von Goethe Faust Notes 339 As cleanliness is to godliness, so is dirt to devildom. 1929 A. Crowley Magick Theory & Pract. p. viii Come, O come! I am numb With the lonely lust of devildom. 1963 San Antonio (Texas) Express 19 Aug. ‘Friendly to darkness’..has always been an attribute of devildom. 1979 M. Cramer Devil Within vii. 151 It is in the Jewish apocrypha and in the apocalyptic teachings that we learn of..the fall of Satan from Grace to devildom. 2012 Esquire (U.K. ed.) (Nexis) July Selina is too clueless and gaffe-prone to reach [Malcolm] Tucker-level devildom. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1694
随便看	molochine molochise molochised molochises molochising molochism molochize molochized molochizes molochizing molochs molochship moloi molokan molokani molokans moloker moloney moloney leukaemia virus moloney murine leukaemia virus moloney murine sarcoma virus moloney sarcoma virus moloss molossi molossian