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Of or Pertaining to demonology.

One who writes on, or is versed in, demonology.

A treatise on demons; a supposititious science which treats of demons and their manifestations. Sir W. Scott.

Magic in which the aid of demons is invoked; black or infernal magic. Bp. Hurd.

A form of madness in which the patient conceives himself possessed of devils.

One in subjection to a demon, or to demons. [R.] Sir T. Herbert.

The dominion of demons. [R.] Sir T. Herbert.

Demoniacal influence or possession. J. Baillie.

The state of a demon. Mede.

The quality of being demonstrable; demonstrableness.

Capable of being demonstrated; that can be proved beyond doubt or question. The grand articles of our belief are as demonstrable as geometry. Glanvill.

The quality of being demonstrable; demonstrability.

In a demonstrable manner; incontrovertibly; clearly. Cases that demonstrably concerned the public cause. Clarendon.

Demonstration; proof. [Obs.] Holland.

y deduction; to establish so as to exclude the possibility of doubt or denial. We can not demonstrate these things so as to show that the contrary often involves a contradiction. Tillotson.

See Demonstrator.

The act of demonstrating; an exhibition; proof; especially, proof beyond the possibility of doubt; indubitable evidence, to the senses or reason. 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 perc…

Having the nature of demonstration; tending to demonstrate; making evident; exhibiting clearly or conclusively. "Demonstrative figures." Dryden. An argument necessary and demonstrative. Hooker.

In a manner fitted to demonstrate; clearly; convincingly; forcibly.

The state or quality of being demonstrative.