The children were abused as part of a satanic ritual.satanicsa‧tan‧ic /səˈtænɪk/ adjective 
The children were abused as part of a satanic ritual.2 literary extremely cruel or evil: satanic laughter—satanically /-kli/ adverb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- a satanic cult
- He has a satanic influence over her.
- Experts in the held are questioning the basis on which the satanic abuse war is being fought.
- His satanic nature is constantly alluded to throughout the play.
- The subject is questioning if satanic ritual abuse is fact or fantasy.
- They said parents sexually abused their children as part of a satanic ritual, and that these practices were widespread.
- Why not paint satanic slogans on the walls while we were at it?
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY The children were abused as part of a satanic ritual.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
1relating to practices that treat the Devil like a godsatanic ritual/cult/rite The children were abused as part of a satanic ritual.· Most people's historical picture of industry consists of the concept of the ancient production line, the dark satanic mills and so on.· Yet despite Charles Dickens etal., workhouses were not all the dark satanic mills of legend.· Nothing, certainly, so like the satanic mills of the early Industrial Revolution.
· They said parents sexually abused their children as part of a satanic ritual, and that these practices were widespread.
The children were abused as part of a satanic ritual.2 literary extremely cruel or evil: satanic laughter—satanically /-kli/ adverb