Demonology

Demonology
Demonology De`mon*ol"o*gy (?; 277), n. [Demon + -logy: cf. F. d['e]monologie.] A treatise on demons; a supposititious science which treats of demons and their manifestations. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]

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