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demonology

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌdiːməˈnɒlədʒi/
  • US: /ˌdiːməˈnɑːləd͡ʒi/
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noun

Meaning 1

The study of demons, especially the incantations required to summon and control them.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From demono- + -logy.

Across languages

Translations

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: عِلْم الشَيَاطِين (ʕilm aš-šayāṭīn) — study of demons
  • Armenian: դիվաբանություն (divabanutʻyun) — study of demons
  • Bulgarian: демоноло́гия (demonológija) — study of demons
  • Catalan: demonologia — study of demons
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鬼神學 /鬼神学 (guǐshénxué) — study of demons
  • Chinese Mandarin: 魔鬼研究 (móguǐ yánjiū) — study of demons
  • Chinese Mandarin: 惡魔學 /恶魔学 (èmóxué) — study of demons
  • Danish: dæmonologi — study of demons
  • Dutch: demonologie — study of demons
  • Esperanto: demonologio — study of demons
  • Finnish: demonologia — study of demons
  • French: démonologie — study of demons
  • German: Dämonologie — study of demons
  • Greek: δαιμονολογία (daimonología) — study of demons
  • Hebrew: דמונולוגיה — study of demons
  • Hungarian: demonológia — study of demons
  • Icelandic: djöflatrúarfræði — study of demons
  • Ido: demonologio — study of demons
  • Italian: demonologia — study of demons
  • Japanese: 悪魔学 (akumagaku) — study of demons
  • Khmer: ភូតវិទ្យា (phuut vityie) — study of demons
  • Korean: 악마학 (angmahak) — study of demons
  • Norwegian: demonologi — study of demons
  • Polish: demonologia — study of demons
  • Portuguese: demonologia — study of demons
  • Russian: демоноло́гия (demonológija) — study of demons
  • Serbo-Croatian: demonologija — study of demons
  • Spanish: demonología — study of demons
  • Swedish: demonologi — study of demons
  • Thai: มารวิทยา (mār withyā) — study of demons
  • Turkish: demonoloji — study of demons
  • Turkish: iblis bilimi — study of demons
  • Ottoman Turkish: مبحث شیاطین (mebhas-i şeyatin) — study of demons
  • Ukrainian: демоноло́гія (demonolóhija) — study of demons
  • Vietnamese: quỷ học — study of demons