Satanic

Satanic
Satanic Sa*tan"ic, Satanical Sa*tan"ic*al, a. [Cf. F. satanique, Gr. ?.] Of or pertaining to Satan; having the qualities of Satan; resembling Satan; extremely malicious or wicked; devilish; infernal. ``Satanic strength.'' ``Satanic host.'' --Milton. [1913 Webster]

Detest the slander which, with a Satanic smile, exults over the character it has ruined. --Dr. T. Dwight. [1913 Webster] -- {Sa*tan"ic*al*ly}, adv. -- {Sa*tan"ic*al*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]


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  • Satanic — has multiple meanings:*To do with The Devil, or Satan *Related to Satanism *Satanic (film), a 2006 film *Operation Satanic, when the DGSE bombed the Rainbow Warrior in Auckland Harbour …   Wikipedia

  • Satanic — index diabolic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • satanic — I index cruel II index heinous, malevolent, malignant, sinister Burton s Legal Thesaurus …   Law dictionary

  • satanic — 1667, pertaining to Satan (in Paradise Lost ), from SATAN (Cf. Satan) + IC (Cf. ic). Meaning diabolical is from 1793 …   Etymology dictionary

  • satanic — [adj] demonic crazed, cruel, devilish, diabolic, diabolical, evil, fiendish, frenetic, hellish, infernal, mad, maniacal, possessed, unhallowed, vicious, wicked; concepts 404,545 …   New thesaurus

  • satanic — ► ADJECTIVE 1) characteristic of Satan. 2) connected with satanism …   English terms dictionary

  • satanic — [sā tan′ik, sətan′ik] adj. of, characteristic of, or like Satan; devilish; infernal; diabolic: also satanical satanically adv …   English World dictionary

  • satanic — [[t]sətæ̱nɪk[/t]] 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n Something that is satanic is considered to be caused by or influenced by Satan. ...satanic cults. ...satanic ritual. 2) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A person or thing that is satanic is extremely wicked and evil.… …   English dictionary

  • satanic — sa|tan|ic [səˈtænık] adj 1.) relating to practices that treat the Devil like a god satanic ritual/cult/rite ▪ The children were abused as part of a satanic ritual. 2.) literary extremely cruel or evil ▪ satanic laughter >satanically [ kli] adv …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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