demonianism

noun

demonianism

noun

US /dɪˈmoʊni.ənɪzəm/ · UK /dɪˈməʊnɪənɪzəm/

Etymology From demonian + -ism.

1

Archaic Possession by a demon or demons.

Strictly speaking, the belief in demonianism was distinct from that in witchcraft.1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society, published 2012, page 458:

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