Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
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satanic .
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- adjective
Satanic .
Etymologies
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Examples
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For, if one judge of it truly, it is no better than a sorcery that enchanteth the spirits of young men, that bear great minds with a false show, _species_ _falsa_; and a kind of satanical illusion and apparition of honor against religion, against law, against moral virtue, and against the precedents and examples of the best times and valiantest nations; as I shall tell you by and by, when I shall show you that the law of England is not alone in this point.
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He is resisting, fluttering his tiny wings, and still making an effort to fly, but the dancer is laughing with a satanical air.
Les Miserables 2008
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In a city named for St Francis of Assisi to resolve to condemn the church is indicative of satanical forces at work.
Faith under Fire and the Cult of Reason in San Francisco de Brantigny........................ 2008
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If its detractors desist from bestowing it with apparently satanical powers - a "coup d'état" or a "papist conspiracy", as one letter I received this week described the EU - or likening it to the threat from Nazi Germany.
A mature debate? Richard 2008
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The Europe minister, Jim Murphy, will tonight call for a "mature" debate about the EU amid claims the union has "satanical powers", that it represents a "coup d'état" and that it is like "a papist conspiracy".
Archive 2008-01-01 2008
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In a city named for St Francis of Assisi to resolve to condemn the church is indicative of satanical forces at work.
Archive 2008-07-13 de Brantigny........................ 2008
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The Europe minister, Jim Murphy, will tonight call for a "mature" debate about the EU amid claims the union has "satanical powers", that it represents a "coup d'état" and that it is like "a papist conspiracy".
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Dead buried dug up calves – something close too aromatic satanical hell
Ban gestation crates | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2007
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In 1977, after a bitter falling-out that led Fischer to claim that the WCG was taking its orders from a "satanical secret world government," he cut all ties with the Church.
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In 1977, after a bitter falling-out that led Fischer to claim that the WCG was taking its orders from a "satanical secret world government," he cut all ties with the Church.
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