satanic

adj — 5 senses

satanic

adjalso spelled Satanic

US, UK /seɪˈtænɪk/

Etymology From satan + -ic.

1

Alternative letter-case form of Satanic (of, pertaining to or resembling Satan).

  • Black metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music that typically takes on anti-Christian, satanic and pagan themes.2019 April 12, Paul P. Murphy and Samira Said, “Louisiana arson suspect expressed disgust with Baptist churches on Facebook”, in CNN:
2

Evil, fiendish, devilish or diabolical.

  • Can Abrahamic religious leaders call other religions "satanic" without being in jail?
  • Instead, the 30-year-old singer's subjects include that modern satanic mill, the call centre.2007 January 21, Peter Culshaw, “Martha Tilston”, in The Observer, →ISSN:
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  • The working class just looks different. "Call centres are the new dark satanic mills. We have people who have to put their hand up to ask to go to the toilet.2010 April 9, Aida Edemariam, quoting Mark Serwotka, “Mark Serwotka: 'Call centres are the new dark satanic mills'”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
3

Of or pertaining to any form of Satanism.

Derived terms
dark satanic mill, nonsatanic, satanically, satanic mill, Satanicness, satanic panic, satanic ritual abuse, unsatanic
Related terms
Satanic

Satanic

adj

/seɪˈtænɪk/ · /səˈtænɪk/

Etymology From Satan + -ic.

1

Of, pertaining to or resembling Satan (the Devil).

  • Luciferians and Laveyans follow a Satanic religion.
2

Alternative letter-case form of satanic.

Derived terms
Judeo-Satanic
Hyponyms
LaVeyan

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — authors: page histories for satanic and Satanic.