demonry

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English

Etymology

From demon +‎ -ry.

Noun

demonry (plural demonries)

  1. demonic activity, influence, or possession
    • 1826, Joanna Baillie, The Martyr:
      Were he in Parthia, our great god, the sun,
      Or rather he who in that star resides,
      Would not permit his power to be so thwarted,
      For all the demonry that e'er exerted
      Its baleful influence on wretched men

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