Demonifugic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Demonifugic is an adjective meaning (occult, often Chinese mysticism) Of, relating to, or resembling a demonifuge.
Meaning
(occult, often Chinese mysticism) Of, relating to, or resembling a demonifuge.
More Meanings
- Having, or believed to have, magical power to dispel or protect against demons.
Example Sentences
This refers to a demonifugic talisman endorsed in the Shangqing tradition. See Robinet, Taoist Meditation, p. 32.
Marriage, like any other symbol of the cosmic center, bestows demonifugic power. Just as the Chu Ci poet draws the Bow of Heaven to do battle with evil, so the True Consort looks forward to an escort of demonifugic beasts
Among the flora and fauna mentioned in the older sections of the Classic of the Mountains and the Seas, thirty-nine species are mentioned as having medicinal (primarily demonifugic) value and twenty-nine were worn on the body for protection against demons.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include demonian, demonial, demonistic, demonological, demonly, demonologic.
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