demonography

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English

Etymology

demon +‎ -graphy

Noun

demonography (plural demonographies)

  1. A bestiary dealing with demons.
  2. (figuratively) A list of people, institutions, etc. regarded as evil.
    • 2009 June 29, John F. Burns, “Persian Station in Britain Rattles Officials in Iran”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      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.
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