'Satanic' definitions:
Definition of 'satanic'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell; "something demonic in him--something that could be cruel"; "fires lit up a diabolic scene"; "diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils"; "a fiendish despot"; "hellish torture"; "infernal instruments of war"; "satanic cruelty"; "unholy grimaces" [syn: demonic, diabolic, diabolical, fiendish, hellish, infernal, satanic, unholy]
adjective
Of or relating to Satan; "Satanic verses"
Definition of 'Satanic'
From: GCIDE
- Satanic \Sa*tan"ic\, Satanical \Sa*tan"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. satanique, Gr. ?.] Of or pertaining to Satan; having the qualities of Satan; resembling Satan; extremely malicious or wicked; devilish; infernal. "Satanic strength." "Satanic host." --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- Detest the slander which, with a Satanic smile, exults over the character it has ruined. --Dr. T. Dwight. [1913 Webster] -- {Sa*tan"ic*al*ly}, adv. -- {Sa*tan"ic*al*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'satanic'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abhorrent,
- abominable,
- amoral,
- animal,
- anthropophagous,
- atrocious,
- barbaric,
- barbarous,
- beastly,
- bestial,
- black,
- bloodthirsty,
- bloody,
- bloody-minded,
- brutal,
- brutalized,
- brute,
- brutish,
- cannibalistic,
- corrupt,
- cruel,
- cruel-hearted,
- cursed,
- damnable,
- dark,
- demoniac,
- demoniacal,
- demonic,
- demonish,
- demonlike,
- depraved,
- despicable,
- devil-like,
- devilish,
- diabolic,
- diabolical,
- dire,
- Draconian,
- evil,
- execrable,
- fell,
- feral,
- ferocious,
- fiendish,
- fiendlike,
- fierce,
- ghoulish,
- godless,
- heinous,
- hellborn,
- hellish,
- hideous,
- horrendous,
- horrible,
- horrid,
- horrifying,
- immoral,
- impious,
- infernal,
- inhuman,
- inhumane,
- iniquitous,
- loathsome,
- Mephistophelian,
- monstrous,
- murderous,
- ogreish,
- perverse,
- perverted,
- ruthless,
- sadistic,
- sanguinary,
- sanguineous,
- saturnine,
- savage,
- serpentine,
- sharkish,
- sinister,
- slavering,
- subhuman,
- Tartarean,
- truculent,
- unchristian,
- uncivilized,
- ungodly,
- unhallowed,
- unholy,
- unhuman,
- unspeakable,
- unutterable,
- vicious,
- vile,
- wicked,
- wolfish