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DIABOLISM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does diabolism mean?
• DIABOLISM (noun)
The noun DIABOLISM has 1 sense:
1. a belief in and reverence for devils (especially Satan)
Familiarity information: DIABOLISM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A belief in and reverence for devils (especially Satan)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("diabolism" is a kind of...):
black art; black magic; necromancy; sorcery (the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world)
Derivation:
diabolatry (the acts or rites of worshiping devils)
diabolist (an adherent of Satan or Satanism)
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