Definition
A person thought to be possessed by a demon or evil spirit.
Etymology
From Greek daimonikos, from daimon (demon/spirit). The term appears in Christian texts referring to those believed to be demon-possessed, particularly in the Gospels.
Kelly Says
In medieval and ancient texts, people labeled as 'demoniacs' were often suffering from epilepsy, mental illness, or neurological conditions that doctors simply didn't understand—what we'd diagnose medically today was once attributed to supernatural possession.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ንጉሥ ነገሥት
ngu-s ne-ga-s-st
ARالعربية
شيطاني
shay-ta-ni
BNবাংলা
দেবদূত
de-ba-du-ut
CACatalà
demonià
de-mo-ni-a
CSČeština
demoniak
de-mo-ni-ak
DADansk
demonisk
de-mo-nisk
DEDeutsch
dämonisch
dä-mo-ni-sch
ELΕλληνικά
δαίμονας
da-i-mo-nas
ESEspañol
demoniaca
de-mo-ni-a-ka
FAفارسی
شیطانی
shey-ta-ni
FISuomi
demoninen
de-mo-ni-nen
FRFrançais
démoniaque
de-mo-nya-k
HUMagyar
demonikus
de-mo-ni-kus
IDBahasa Indonesia
setan
se-tan
ITItaliano
demoniaca
de-mo-ni-a-ka
MSBahasa Melayu
syaitan
syai-tan
NLNederlands
demoniaak
de-mo-nia-ak
NONorsk
demonisk
de-mo-nisk
PLPolski
demoniczny
de-mo-ni-tzi-ni
PTPortuguês
demoníaco
de-mo-ni-a-ku
RORomână
demoniac
de-mo-ni-ak
RUРусский
дьявольский
dy-a-vol-skiy
SVSvenska
demoniak
de-mo-ni-ak
SWKiswahili
shetani
she-ta-ni
TAதமிழ்
சாத்தான்
sa-tha-tan
TRTürkçe
şeytani
shey-ta-ni
UKУкраїнська
диявольський
diya-vol-skiy
VITiếng Việt
ác quỷ
a-c quy
YOYO
orunmila
o-ru-n-mi-la