demonology

noun
/ˌdiːməˈnɒlədʒi/UK/ˌdiːməˈnɑːləd͡ʒi/US

Etymology

From demono- + -logy.

  1. derived from -λογία
  2. derived from -logia
  3. derived from -logie
  4. formed as demonology — “demono- + -logy

Definitions

  1. The study of demons, especially the incantations required to summon and control them.

    • But it wasn't all that strange, because any wizard bright enough to survive for five minutes was also bright enough to realize that if there was any power in demonology, then it lay with the demons.

The neighborhood

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