Demonography

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A bestiary dealing with demons.
  2. 2
    A list of people, institutions, etc. regarded as evil. figuratively

    "But the BBC’s Persian channel has been cast as the main threat, partly, BBC officials say, because Britain’s colonial past has earned it a special place in Iran’s official demonography."

Example

More examples

""What's demonography?" "That says demography, Tom.""

Etymology

From demono- + -graphy.

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