That same demon that hath gulled thee thus.
Shak.
De"mon*ess (?), n. A female demon.
De*mon`e*ti*za"tion (?), n. The act of demonetizing, or the condition of being demonetized.
De*mon"e*tize (?; see Monetary), v. t. To deprive of current value; to withdraw from use, as money.
They [gold mohurs] have been completely demonetized by the [East India] Company.
R. Cobden.
{ De*mo"ni*ac (?), Dem`o*ni"a*cal (?; 277), } 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.
Sarcastic, demoniacal laughter.
Thackeray.
2. Influenced or produced by a demon or evil spirit; as, demoniac or demoniacal power. "Demoniac frenzy." Milton.
De*mo"ni*ac (?), n. 1. A human being possessed by a demon or evil spirit; one whose faculties are directly controlled by a demon.
The demoniac in the gospel was sometimes cast into the fire.
Bates.
2. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect of Anabaptists who maintain that the demons or devils will finally be saved.
Dem`o*ni"a*cal*ly (?), adv. In a demoniacal manner.
Dem`o*ni"a*cism (?), n. The state of being demoniac, or the practices of demoniacs.
De*mo"ni*al (?), a. Of or pertaining to a demon. [Obs.] Cudworth.
De*mo"ni*an (?), a. Relating to, or having the nature of, a demon. "Demonian spirits." Milton.
De*mo"ni*an*ism (?), n. The state of being possessed by a demon or by demons.