demonomagy
English
Etymology
Ancient Greek [Term?]
Noun
demonomagy (uncountable)
- (rare) Magic in which the aid of demons is invoked; black magic.
- 1945, Wade Crawford Barclay, Greater Good Neighbor Policy, page 157:
- Many declare that the prevalent beliefs and practices of great numbers of these "worshipers" are for the most part animistic superstitions, ancient fetishism, pagan demonolatry and demonomagy, thinly disguised […]
- 1960, Albert Niedermeyer, Compendium of pastoral medicine, page 410:
- Demonomagy (black magic) manifests itself in various forms. Its exact recognition seems possible only to the initiated.
- 1979, Humphrey McQueen, The black swan of trespass, page 135:
- Turning away from this demonomagy, Boyd produced "unquestioning" pictures of the lushly verdant countryside around Berwick in 1948, before discovering the purifying atmosphere of the Wimmera (1949-51) […]