diabolepticn.

Brit.

/ˌdʌɪabəˈlɛptɪk/, U.S.

/ˌdaɪæbəˈlɛptɪk/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek διάβολος , -leptic comb. form.

Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek διάβολος devil (see devil n.) + -leptic comb. form. Compare later diabolepsy n., and also theoleptic n. at theolepsy n. Derivatives.

rare.

A person (supposedly) possessed by a devil or demon; a person suffering from diabolepsy (diabolepsy n.). Cf. demoniac n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [noun] > possession > person

demoniacc1405

diabolicalc1547

phantic1605

possessed1657

demonomaniac1831

diaboleptic1879

theoleptic1881

1879 H. Maudsley Pathol. of Mind ii. 71 It became necessary to make two classes of ecstatics—the holy and the demoniacal, or, as I might fitly call them, theoleptics and diaboleptics.

1965 Nation 20 Sept. 187/1 Diaboleptics are exorcised with great regularity.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	diaboleptic
释义	diabolepticn. Brit. /ˌdʌɪabəˈlɛptɪk/, U.S. /ˌdaɪæbəˈlɛptɪk/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek διάβολος , -leptic comb. form. Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek διάβολος devil (see devil n.) + -leptic comb. form. Compare later diabolepsy n., and also theoleptic n. at theolepsy n. Derivatives. rare. A person (supposedly) possessed by a devil or demon; a person suffering from diabolepsy (diabolepsy n.). Cf. demoniac n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [noun] > possession > person demoniacc1405 diabolicalc1547 phantic1605 possessed1657 demonomaniac1831 diaboleptic1879 theoleptic1881 1879 H. Maudsley Pathol. of Mind ii. 71 It became necessary to make two classes of ecstatics—the holy and the demoniacal, or, as I might fitly call them, theoleptics and diaboleptics. 1965 Nation 20 Sept. 187/1 Diaboleptics are exorcised with great regularity. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1879
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