Meaning & use
diabolist
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A person who practices or believes in devil worship or black magic.
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The novel's villain was portrayed as a secretive diabolist obsessed with occult rituals.
Historians still debate whether the accused were genuine diabolists or victims of hysteria.
A note on using this word
From 'diabolic', ultimately from the Greek 'diabolos' (slanderer, devil); it appears often in literature and accounts of historical witch trials.
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satanistoccultist
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