different between satanic vs heinous

English

Pronunciation

• Homophone: seitanic
• (General American) IPA^(key): /se??tæn?k/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /s??tæn?k/

Adjective

satanic (comparative more satanic, superlative most satanic)

1. Alternative form of Satanic (of, pertaining to or resembling Satan).
2. Evil, fiendish, devilish or diabolical.
3. Of or pertaining to any form of Satanism.

Translations

See also

• Satanic

Anagrams

• Catsian, astacin

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French satanique.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa?ta.nik/

Adjective

satanic m or n (feminine singular satanic?, masculine plural satanici, feminine and neuter plural satanice)

1. Satanic

English

Etymology

From Old French haïneus (compare French haineux) from haïr (“to hate”), hadir (“to hate”) (compare Old French enhadir (“to become filled with hate”)), from Frankish *hattjan (“to hate”)

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?he?n?s/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /?hi?n?s/
• Rhymes: -e?n?s

Adjective

heinous (comparative more heinous, superlative most heinous)

1. Totally reprehensible.

Usage notes

• Nouns to which "heinous" is often applied: crime, act, sin, murder, offence.

Synonyms

• (totally reprehensible): abominable, horrible, odious

Antonyms

• unheinous (rare)

Derived terms

• unheinous
• heinous crime

Translations

Anagrams

• in house, in-house, inhouse