Hypertext Webster Gateway: "satanic"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
Detest the slander which, with a Satanic smile, exults
over the character it has ruined. --Dr. T.
Dwight.
-- {Sa*tan"ic*al*ly}, adv. -- {Sa*tan"ic*al*ness}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
satanic
adj 1: 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}, {unholy}]
2: of or relating to Satan; "Satanic verses"
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