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UK
/sɐtˈænɪk/
]
[ US /səˈtænɪk/ ]
[ US /səˈtænɪk/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell
satanic cruelty
diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils
a fiendish despot
infernal instruments of war
fires lit up a diabolic scene
hellish torture
something demonic in him--something that could be cruel
unholy grimaces
How To Use satanic In A Sentence
- She told me about the lecture and all the satanic messages in rock music. Christianity Today
- He has often been characterised as a madman or Satanic genius.
- These are not satanic monsters, but tragic, pitiful figures.
- The artist, legendary for his portraits of Salford's satanic mills and matchstick figures, had a secret hideaway that was very close to his heart.
- Ferd don't forget the ones who listen to songs backward looking for satanic messages. Critics: 'Avatar' is anti-military & anti-religion
- Many refer to the Devil, or rely on descriptions of satanic cults as symbols of evil and death.
- It would be a mistake to dismiss the Satanic panic as a freakish aberrance, however.
- The girl I was talking about was initiated into a satanic cult - they use all sorts of methods to hold you in and that's why it's so difficult to have a successful exorcism.
- The Paschal imagery of Christ as the Lamb of God encouraged the wolf's satanic associations.
- Also linked to 1980s satanic abuse claims. The Sun