Demoniast

/dɪˈmoʊniæst/ noun

Definition

A person who believes in or practices demonism; someone devoted to demons.

Etymology

From demon + -iast (one who practices or is devoted to). The -iast suffix creates agent nouns for believers or practitioners.

Kelly Says

This is an extremely rare word—so rare that it's hard to find it used seriously in historical texts, making it the kind of specialized term that true etymologists love but almost nobody else knows.

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