different between merciless vs demonic
merciless
English
Etymology
From Middle English merciles, mercyles, equivalent to mercy +? -less.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?m??s?l?s/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?m?s?l?s/
Adjective
merciless (comparative more merciless, superlative most merciless)
- Showing no mercy; cruel and pitiless.
Synonyms
- unmerciful
- cruel
- pitiless
- ruthless
Derived terms
- mercilessly
- mercilessness
Translations
Anagrams
- crimeless
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demonic
English
Alternative forms
- daemonic (dated), dæmonic (dated)
Etymology
From Latin daemonicus, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (daimonikós, “possessed by a demon, sent by a demon”), from ?????? (daím?n). Doublet of daimonic.
Pronunciation
- (UK) enPR: d?m?'n?k, IPA(key): /d??m?n?k/
- Rhymes: -?n?k
Adjective
demonic (comparative more demonic, superlative most demonic)
- Pertaining to demons or evil spirits; demoniac.
- Convinced that his uncle was a warlock, he rifled through his attic, looking for demonic artifacts.
- Once he had grasped the controls, he unleashed a demonic laugh that made his hostages shudder.
- Pertaining to dæmons in ancient Greek thought; concerning supernatural ‘genius’.
- 1999, Joyce Crick, translating Sigmund Freud, The Interpretation of Dreams, I:
- Aristotle concedes that the nature of the dream is indeed daemonic [transl. dämonischer], but not divine – which might well reveal a profound meaning, if one could hit on the right translation.
- 1999, Joyce Crick, translating Sigmund Freud, The Interpretation of Dreams, I:
Synonyms
- demonish
- demonlike
- demonly
Related terms
- demon
- demoniac
- demoniacal
Translations
Anagrams
- McIndoe, cnidome, ecnomid, incomed
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