Demonomachy
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A battle between or against demons or devils. rare
"For other conceptual symmetries are apparent between the overall patterning of Christian history and the notion that devils could both take possession of and be forced out of individual Christians. They stem from the depiction of the whole historical process as a demonomachy and its subdivision into stages marked by the relative strengths of God and the devil."
Example
More examples"For other conceptual symmetries are apparent between the overall patterning of Christian history and the notion that devils could both take possession of and be forced out of individual Christians. They stem from the depiction of the whole historical process as a demonomachy and its subdivision into stages marked by the relative strengths of God and the devil."
Etymology
From demono- + -machy.
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