*demon*

n. [ F. démon, L. daemon a spirit, an evil spirit, fr. Gr. dai`mwn a divinity; of uncertain origin. ] 1. (Gr. Antiq.) A spirit, or immaterial being, holding a middle place between men and deities in pagan mythology. [ 1913 Webster ]

The demon kind is of an intermediate nature between the divine and the human. Sydenham. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One's genius; a tutelary spirit or internal voice; as, the demon of Socrates. [ Often written dæmon. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

3. An evil spirit; a devil. [ 1913 Webster ]

That same demon that hath gulled thee thus. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A female demon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. same as demonetization. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The act of demonetizing, or the condition of being demonetized; specificially, the declaration by a government that something (e.g. gold or silver) is no longer the legal tender of a country; as, the demonetization of gold. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. To deprive of current value; to withdraw from use, as money. [ 1913 Webster ]

They [ gold mohurs ] have been completely demonetized by the [ East India ] Company. R. Cobden.

n. 1. A human being possessed by a demon or evil spirit; one whose faculties are directly controlled by a demon. [ 1913 Webster ]

The demoniac in the gospel was sometimes cast into the fire. Bates. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect of Anabaptists who maintain that the demons or devils will finally be saved. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. daemoniacus, fr. daemon; cf. F. démoniaque. See Demon. ] 1. Pertaining to, or characteristic of, a demon or evil spirit; devilish; as, a demoniac being; demoniacal practices. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sarcastic, demoniacal laughter. Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Influenced or produced by a demon or evil spirit; as, demoniac or demoniacal power. “Demoniac frenzy.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. resembling or suggesting possession by a demon; as, demoniac energy. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

4. in a murderous frenzy as if possessed by a demon.
Syn. -- amuck, amok, berserk, demoniac, possessed(predicate). [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adv. In a demoniacal manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being demoniac, or the practices of demoniacs. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to a demon. [ Obs. ] Cudworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Relating to, or having the nature of, a demon. “Demonian spirits.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being possessed by a demon or by demons. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Demonianism. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. daemonicus, Gr. daimoniko`s. ] Of or pertaining to a demon or to demons; demoniac. “Demonic ambushes.” Lowell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. démonisme. ] The belief in demons or false gods. [ 1913 Webster ]

The established theology of the heathen world . . . rested upon the basis of demonism. Farmer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A believer in, or worshiper of, demons. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Demonized p. pr. & vb. n. Demonizing. ] [ Cf. LL. daemonizare to be possessed by a demon, Gr. &unr_;. ] 1. To convert into a demon; to infuse the principles or fury of a demon into. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To control or possess by a demon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. dai`mwn demon + kra`tos strength: cf. F. démonocratie. ] The power or government of demons. [ 1913 Webster ]

A demonocracy of unclean spirits. H. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Demon + -graph + -er. ] A demonologist. [ R. ] Am. Cyc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. dai`mwn demon + latrei`a worship, &unr_; to serve, worship: cf. F. démonolâtrie. ] The worship of demons. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One versed in demonology. R. North.

{ } a. [ Cf. F. démonologique. ] Of or pertaining to demonology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who writes on, or is versed in, demonology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Demon + -logy: cf. F. démonologie. ] A treatise on demons; a supposititious science which treats of demons and their manifestations. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. dai`mwn demon + magei`a magic. ] Magic in which the aid of demons is invoked; black or infernal magic. Bp. Hurd. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Demon + mania. ] A form of madness in which the patient conceives himself possessed of devils. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>n. One in subjection to a demon, or to demons. [ R. ] Sir T. Herbert. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. dai`mwn demon + no`mos law. ] The dominion of demons. [ R. ] Sir T. Herbert. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Demoniacal influence or possession. J. Baillie. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of a demon. Mede. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being demonstrable; demonstrableness. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. demonstrabilis: cf. OF. demonstrable, F. démontrable. ] 1. Capable of being demonstrated; that can be proved beyond doubt or question. [ 1913 Webster ]

The grand articles of our belief are as demonstrable as geometry. Glanvill. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Proved; apparent. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being demonstrable; demonstrability. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a demonstrable manner; incontrovertibly; clearly. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cases that demonstrably concerned the public cause. Clarendon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. demonstrance. ] Demonstration; proof. [ Obs. ] Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ L. demonstratus, p. p. of demonstrare to demonstrate; de- + monstrare to show. See Monster. ] 1. To point out; to show; to exhibit; to make evident. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To show, or make evident, by reasoning or proof; to prove by deduction; to establish so as to exclude the possibility of doubt or denial. [ 1913 Webster ]

We can not demonstrate these things so as to show that the contrary often involves a contradiction. Tillotson. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Anat.) To exhibit and explain (a dissection or other anatomical preparation). [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. having been proved or verified beyond doubt; proved by demonstration. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. See Demonstrator. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. demonstratio: cf. F. démonstration. ] 1. The act of demonstrating; an exhibition; proof; especially, proof beyond the possibility of doubt; indubitable evidence, to the senses or reason. [ 1913 Webster ]

Those intervening ideas which serve to show the agreement of any two others are called “proofs;” and where agreement or disagreement is by this means plainly and clearly perceived, it is called demonstration. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An expression, as of the feelings, by outward signs; a manifestation; a show. See also sense 7 for a more specific related meaning. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

Did your letters pierce the queen to any demonstration of grief? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Loyal demonstrations toward the prince. Prescott. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Anat.) The exhibition and explanation of a dissection or other anatomical preparation. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Mil.) a decisive exhibition of force, or a movement indicating an attack. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Logic) The act of proving by the syllogistic process, or the proof itself. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Math.) A course of reasoning showing that a certain result is a necessary consequence of assumed premises; -- these premises being definitions, axioms, and previously established propositions. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. a public gathering of people to express some sentiment or feelings by explicit means, such as picketing, parading, carrying signs or shouting, usually in favor of or opposed to some action of government or of a business. [ PJC ]

8. the act of showing how a certain device, machine or product operates, or how a procedure is performed; -- usually done for the purpose of inducing prospective customers to buy a product; as, a demonstration of the simple operation of a microwave oven. [ PJC ]

Direct demonstration, or
Positive demonstration, (Logic & Math.), one in which the correct conclusion is the immediate sequence of reasoning from axiomatic or established premises; -- opposed to
Indirect demonstration, or
Negative demonstration (called also reductio ad absurdum), in which the correct conclusion is an inference from the demonstration that any other hypothesis must be incorrect. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. démonstratif, L. demonstrativus. ] 1. Having the nature of demonstration; tending to demonstrate; making evident; exhibiting clearly or conclusively. “Demonstrative figures.” Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

An argument necessary and demonstrative. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Expressing, or apt to express, much; displaying feeling or sentiment; as, her nature was demonstrative. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Consisting of eulogy or of invective. “Demonstrative eloquence.” Blair. [ 1913 Webster ]

Demonstrative pronoun (Gram.), a pronoun distinctly designating that to which it refers. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Gram.) A demonstrative pronoun; as, “this” and “that” are demonstratives. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a manner fitted to demonstrate; clearly; convincingly; forcibly. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state or quality of being demonstrative. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L.: cf. F. démonstrateur. ] 1. One who demonstrates; specif. (a) one who proves anything with certainty, or establishes it by indubitable evidence. (b) one who shows how a certain device operates or a procedure is performed. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Anat.) A teacher of practical anatomy. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. a person who participates in a demonstration{ 7 }. [ PJC ]

a. Tending to demonstrate; demonstrative. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , n. [ Gr. e'y^ well, good + &unr_; one's demon. ] A good angel. Southey.

{ , n. [ Gr. &unr_; conducive to happiness. See Eudemonism. ] That part of moral philosophy which treats of happiness; the science of happiness; -- contrasted with aretaics. J. Grote.

{ , n. [ Gr. &unr_; a thinking happy, fr, &unr_; blessed with a good genius, happy; e'y^ well, good + &unr_; one's demon of genius. See Demon. ] That system of ethics which defines and enforces moral obligation by its relation to happiness or personal well-being.