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comparative more demonic, superlative most demonic
Pertaining to demons or evil spirits; demoniac. examples
Pertaining to daemons in ancient Greek thought; concerning supernatural ‘genius’. quotations examples
Aristotle concedes that the nature of the dream is indeed daemonic [translating dämonischer], but not divine – which might well reveal a profound meaning, if one could hit on the right translation.
1999, Sigmund Freud, translated by Joyce Crick, The Interpretation of Dreams, section I
(by extension) Extremely cruel or evil; abhorrent or repugnant. quotations examples
Lifton goes on to argue that they can commit these demonic acts because they rationalize their behaviour. A whole array of rationalizations justified the murder of innocent men, women and children.
2009, Peter Fleming, Stelios C. Zyglidopoulos, Charting Corporate Corruption: Agency, Structure and Escalation, page 40
Texts show the star prime time host Tucker Carlson calling Mr. Trump a “demonic force,” […]
2023 April 1, Jonathan Weisman, quoting Tucker Carlson, “Trump and Fox News, Twin Titans of Politics, Hit With Back-to-Back Rebukes”, in The New York Times