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单词 diabolepsy
释义

diabolepsyn.

Brit. /dʌɪˈabəlɛpsi/, U.S. /daɪˈæbəˌlɛpsi/
Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek διάβολος , -lepsy comb. form.
Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek διάβολος devil (see devil n.) + -lepsy comb. form. Compare earlier diaboleptic n., and also theolepsy n.
rare.
Possession by a devil or demon; madness attributed to this.
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the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > evil spirit or demon > [noun] > familiar or possessing spirit > possession by
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diabolepsy1886
1886 H. Maudsley Nat. Causes & Supernat. Seemings 315 In the extremest ecstasies there is neither theolepsy nor diabolepsy, nor any other lepsy in the sense of possession of the individual by an external power.
1913 J. K. Hewison Covenanters (rev. ed.) II. xxvii. 342 Gibb was subject to diabolepsy. According to the superstitious views of the time his paroxysms of madness were referable to the visible visits of the black dog, Satan, who made Gibb roar and blaspheme.
1981 A. Humez & N. Humez Alpha to Omega (1983) 23 The ancient Persians..believed that the chief cause of human ills was diabolepsy.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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