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单词 satanic
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Definition of satanic in English:

satanic

adjectivesəˈtanɪk
  • 1Of or characteristic of Satan.

    the Charismatic Movement continues its relentless search for evidence of satanic influence
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Joseph de Maistre, a Piedmontese noble who had been forced to flee to Switzerland before the French Revolutionary armies, asserted in 1797 that the Revolution was above all satanic and anti-religious.
    • Yet as belief in satanic influence on suicides declined, so too did faith in the notions of punishing corpses and confiscating property.
    • The Paschal imagery of Christ as the Lamb of God encouraged the wolf's satanic associations.
    • It is as though, having assumed the air of some merciful spirit on earth, they were in reality mere satanic emissaries in disguise.
    • The Gnostic and Manichaean struggles had ripened the idea that, although at times diseases are punishments by the Almighty, the main agency in them is Satanic.
    Synonyms
    diabolical, diabolic, fiendish, demonic, demoniac, demoniacal, mephistophelian
    1. 1.1 Connected with satanism.
      a satanic cult
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Voyeuristic views of activities in apartment and office buildings imply domestic abuse, adulterous affairs, satanic rituals, suicide and criminal action.
      • The girl I was talking about was initiated into a satanic cult - they use all sorts of methods to hold you in and that's why it's so difficult to have a successful exorcism.
      • It's thick enough to be some kind of satanic bible.
      • It was an officially recognized satanic church and coven that boasted about 5,000 members and two dozen chapters nationwide.
      • Suspects ranged from a jealous ex-boyfriend to a satanic cult that had performed a ritual sacrifice.
      • When most people hear the words Wicca and Witch, they automatically think evil, the devil, and satanic worship.
      • During my career we did investigate quite a few satanic murder cases and a human sacrifice.
      • Were satanic rituals really taking place all around me?
      • The questionnaires were used to measure psychoticism, extraversion, neuroticism, degree of involvement in gaming or satanic practices, and belief in the paranormal.
      • If he is found not guilty, will the search for the real killer be as vigorous or less vigorous as it was at the beginning of this case when they were searching for some satanic cult?
      • He had been James' idol of sorts, converting James from religious mamma's boy to long-hair satanic cultist.
      • I have to spend a lot of time explaining to my Aunt Mae that there are no aliens, monsters under the bed, or satanic cults in our company.
      • What gets a little more disturbing is the willingness to embrace satanic religion and culture over there.
      • Making his screen debut, Daniel stars in the film as a newspaper reporter who attempts to track down a satanic conspiracy, only to get caught up in a black mass.
      • She believed that she was a pawn of a worldwide satanic cult that had used her to breed children.
      • I heard that it had something to do with some kind of satanic cult.
      • Many educated people, while unable to deny the theoretical possibility of witchcraft, felt uncomfortable with what they increasingly regarded as something symptomatic not of a satanic sect, but of popular superstitions.
      • People who might think that they're going to hear some satanic band are actually going to hear a good, positive message.
      • When cases of alleged satanic murder have brought the issue to the attention of the judiciary, in no case have investigators found physical evidence to support these accusations.
      • The only other markings besides gang tags and general vandalism were some more recent satanic markings, pentagrams, and inverted crosses.
    2. 1.2 Extremely evil or wicked.
      only a satanic mind could have placed the death-dealing bomb at the hospital
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It was so scary, it seemed like the most evil satanic thing I'd ever seen or heard of, but multiplied by about a five.
      • While fat is still not satanic, you should try to limit intake of saturated fats, and, especially, of the ‘trans fats’ in such manufactured products as the hydrogenated vegetable oils used in commercial baked goods.
      • Call centres are too often the twenty-first century's satanic mills; but here the workers in this stressful business are given a dignified and humane environment.
      • The exhibition contained images almost always brutal, satanic and inhuman, designed to engender feelings of fear and hatred.
      • Final exams are the most evil, satanic, malicious event ever crafted by mankind.
      • Short-sellers are traditionally depicted by corporations as satanic spoilsports who routinely spread hideous lies about the companies they're betting against.
      Synonyms
      diabolical, fiendish, devilish, demonic, demoniac, demoniacal, Mephistophelian
      hellish, infernal, accursed, wicked, evil, sinful, iniquitous, nefarious, vile, foul, abominable, unspeakable, loathsome, monstrous, atrocious, heinous, hideous, odious, horrible, horrifying, shocking, appalling, dreadful, awful, terrible, ghastly, abhorrent, despicable, damnable, villainous, depraved, perverted, ungodly, dark, black, black-hearted, immoral, amoral
      vicious, cruel, savage, brutish, bestial, barbaric, barbarous
      rare cacodemonic, egregious, flagitious, facinorous

Derivatives

  • satanically

  • adverbsəˈtanɪkli
    • Why are the boy's eyes glowing red as though he'd been satanically possessed in a cheap straight-to-video horror flick?
      Example sentencesExamples
      • That absolute certainty that Christianity is the only truth - and that other religions are satanically inspired - runs throughout the two weeks of the course.
      • Driving to Madison I did pass a church with a huge sign outside proclaiming that it would, on Sunday, expose the true satanically evil nature of Hallowe'en to the faithful and the curious.
      • Are satanically inspired initiation ceremonies and rites conducted on spaceships and UFO craft?
      • There may be people who are satanically motivated in a theological, philosophical sense.

Rhymes

aldermanic, botanic, Brahmanic, Britannic, epiphanic, galvanic, Germanic, Hispanic, interoceanic, Koranic, manganic, manic, mechanic, messianic, oceanic, organic, panic, Puranic, Romanic, shamanic, talismanic, titanic, transoceanic, tympanic, volcanic
 
 

Definition of satanic in US English:

satanic

adjective
  • 1Of or characteristic of Satan.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Yet as belief in satanic influence on suicides declined, so too did faith in the notions of punishing corpses and confiscating property.
    • The Paschal imagery of Christ as the Lamb of God encouraged the wolf's satanic associations.
    • Joseph de Maistre, a Piedmontese noble who had been forced to flee to Switzerland before the French Revolutionary armies, asserted in 1797 that the Revolution was above all satanic and anti-religious.
    • The Gnostic and Manichaean struggles had ripened the idea that, although at times diseases are punishments by the Almighty, the main agency in them is Satanic.
    • It is as though, having assumed the air of some merciful spirit on earth, they were in reality mere satanic emissaries in disguise.
    Synonyms
    diabolical, diabolic, fiendish, demonic, demoniac, demoniacal, mephistophelian
    1. 1.1 Connected with satanism.
      a satanic cult
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Suspects ranged from a jealous ex-boyfriend to a satanic cult that had performed a ritual sacrifice.
      • The questionnaires were used to measure psychoticism, extraversion, neuroticism, degree of involvement in gaming or satanic practices, and belief in the paranormal.
      • The only other markings besides gang tags and general vandalism were some more recent satanic markings, pentagrams, and inverted crosses.
      • He had been James' idol of sorts, converting James from religious mamma's boy to long-hair satanic cultist.
      • During my career we did investigate quite a few satanic murder cases and a human sacrifice.
      • When most people hear the words Wicca and Witch, they automatically think evil, the devil, and satanic worship.
      • If he is found not guilty, will the search for the real killer be as vigorous or less vigorous as it was at the beginning of this case when they were searching for some satanic cult?
      • Voyeuristic views of activities in apartment and office buildings imply domestic abuse, adulterous affairs, satanic rituals, suicide and criminal action.
      • She believed that she was a pawn of a worldwide satanic cult that had used her to breed children.
      • When cases of alleged satanic murder have brought the issue to the attention of the judiciary, in no case have investigators found physical evidence to support these accusations.
      • I have to spend a lot of time explaining to my Aunt Mae that there are no aliens, monsters under the bed, or satanic cults in our company.
      • Were satanic rituals really taking place all around me?
      • Making his screen debut, Daniel stars in the film as a newspaper reporter who attempts to track down a satanic conspiracy, only to get caught up in a black mass.
      • The girl I was talking about was initiated into a satanic cult - they use all sorts of methods to hold you in and that's why it's so difficult to have a successful exorcism.
      • I heard that it had something to do with some kind of satanic cult.
      • What gets a little more disturbing is the willingness to embrace satanic religion and culture over there.
      • Many educated people, while unable to deny the theoretical possibility of witchcraft, felt uncomfortable with what they increasingly regarded as something symptomatic not of a satanic sect, but of popular superstitions.
      • It was an officially recognized satanic church and coven that boasted about 5,000 members and two dozen chapters nationwide.
      • People who might think that they're going to hear some satanic band are actually going to hear a good, positive message.
      • It's thick enough to be some kind of satanic bible.
    2. 1.2 Extremely evil or wicked.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Short-sellers are traditionally depicted by corporations as satanic spoilsports who routinely spread hideous lies about the companies they're betting against.
      • The exhibition contained images almost always brutal, satanic and inhuman, designed to engender feelings of fear and hatred.
      • It was so scary, it seemed like the most evil satanic thing I'd ever seen or heard of, but multiplied by about a five.
      • Call centres are too often the twenty-first century's satanic mills; but here the workers in this stressful business are given a dignified and humane environment.
      • While fat is still not satanic, you should try to limit intake of saturated fats, and, especially, of the ‘trans fats’ in such manufactured products as the hydrogenated vegetable oils used in commercial baked goods.
      • Final exams are the most evil, satanic, malicious event ever crafted by mankind.
      Synonyms
      diabolical, fiendish, devilish, demonic, demoniac, demoniacal, mephistophelian
 
 
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