A person who studies demons, their characteristics, behavior, and how they appear in different religions and cultures.
From demon (from Latin daemon, Greek daimon meaning 'spirit') + -logy (from Greek logos meaning 'study') + -ist (one who practices). The term emerged in medieval and early modern times as religious scholars investigated demonic beliefs.
Demonologists weren't just folklore enthusiasts—they were serious academics in the 1600s-1700s who helped develop the modern idea of collecting and classifying information about anything, pioneering what we'd now call systematic research and categorization.
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