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# satanic

adjective (satanic)

«satanic» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To do with Satan, who Christians believe is the devil, the chief spirit of evil. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satanic/#m1)
2. Very evil or cruel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satanic/#m2)
3. (literature) "Dark satanic mills" is a famous phrase from William Blake's poem "Jerusalem", often taken to mean the grim factories of the Industrial Revolution. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satanic/#m3)

### In the lessons

In religion lessons, Christians believe Satan is a fallen angel who tempts people to do wrong; "satanic" describes anything linked to him. In history and English lessons, Blake's "dark satanic mills" are discussed when learning about factories. In stories, "satanic" is a strong word for something wicked. Phrases: satanic forces, dark satanic mills, satanic laugh.

### Examples

- Christians believe Satan is the devil, so "satanic" means "of the devil". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satanic/#x1)
- We sang "Jerusalem", which mentions "dark satanic mills". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satanic/#x2)
- The villain gave a satanic laugh. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satanic/#x3)
- The old film was about a satanic cult. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satanic/#x4)
- Blake may have meant the factories when he wrote "satanic mills". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satanic/#x5)
- Some people called the cruel king satanic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satanic/#x6)

### Note

Often written with a capital S when it refers to Satan directly ("Satanic"). Strong word; in everyday speech "evil" or "wicked" is gentler. Pronounced "suh-TAN-ik".

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «satanic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satanic/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«satanic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/satanic.html) on Mova free.