demonocracy
English
noun
Definitions
- A government by or of (supernatural) demons, such as the government which in some mythologies exists in Hell.
- Democracy when regarded as resulting in, or being no better than, government by figurative demons (i.e., evil people), or when otherwise held in contempt.
Etymology
Affix from English demon.
Origin
English
demon
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- archdemon English
- bedemon English
- demon English
- demoness English
- demonette English
- demonian English
- demonical English
- demonify English
- demonisation English
- demonise English
- demonish English
- demonism English
- demonist English
- demonization English
- demonkind English
- demonlike English
- demonlore English
- demonly English
- demonographer English
- demonography English
- demonolatry English
- demonology English
- demonomachy English
- demonomancy English
- demonomania English
- demonomaniac English
- demonopathy English
- demonophobia English
- demonry English
- demonship English
- demonspawn English
- half-demon English
- demon Middle English
- idimoni Zulu
- demon
- demonry
- bedemon
- demonly
- demonism
- demonify
- demonian
- demonish
- demonise
- demoness
- demonist
- demonette
- demonlike
- demonkind
- demonlore
- demonical
- demonship
- archdemon
- demonspawn
- demonology
- half-demon
- demonolatry
- demonomania
- demonomancy
- demonopathy
- demonomachy
- demonophobia
- demonomaniac
- demonization
- demonisation
- demonography
- demonographer