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Recent Examples of diabolism
Both Toth’s notoriety and his victimization stem from Corbet’s flirtation with diabolism as the essence of civilization.
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Armond White, National Review, 3 Jan. 2025
Whatever their theme — spectral invasion, diabolism, shape-changing — Blackwood expertly builds up an atmosphere of the otherworldly coupled with the spiritually threatening.
—Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2020
In this riposte to #MeToo diabolism, Tarantino finally finds a social context that challenges his audience.
—Armond White, National Review, 26 July 2019
Armond White, National Review, 3 Jan. 2025
Whatever their theme — spectral invasion, diabolism, shape-changing — Blackwood expertly builds up an atmosphere of the otherworldly coupled with the spiritually threatening.
—Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2020
In this riposte to #MeToo diabolism, Tarantino finally finds a social context that challenges his audience.
—Armond White, National Review, 26 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for diabolism
Noun
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The Bloody Mary singer has never publicly expressed interest in satanism, and has been vocal about her belief in Christianity.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
People.com,
6 May 2025
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With townspeople convinced that the athlete was sucked up by the waves of satanism spreading across the country, a group of outcasts in a band named Dethkrunch decides to lean into the panic, turning the members into targets themselves.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
23 Oct. 2024
Noun
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May God bless the entire Trump administration with swift repentance from this wickedness.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
19 Feb. 2025
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So long as Palestinians are violent Jew-hating savages, the conflict has nothing to do with Israeli occupation and all to do with the wickedness coursing through Palestinian blood.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Together, the two men battle the forces of evil, each other, and their own demons on the path to salvation.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
27 May 2025
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In Behind the Badge, Jones chronicles the stories of firefighters, police officers, border patrol agents, game wardens, sheriffs and dispatchers who all deliver lifelines to those in need and protect us from the calamity and evil of modern society.—
Chris Dorsey,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
Noun
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The stage has been fully set for Demi’s villainy arc.—
Olivia Crandall,
Vulture,
17 May 2025
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July promises to be a great month for Uma Thurman fans, as well as one filled with villainy.—
Michileen Martin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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However, all Della can see is immorality between any two female brides, hurriedly making an excuse of being slammed by orders in six months.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
22 May 2025
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Yair Golan, a former Israeli deputy commander and chairman of the Democrats party in the Knesset, offered on Monday perhaps the strongest political rebuke of Netanyahu’s government yet, accusing the prime minister of leading the nation down a path of immorality and destruction.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
22 May 2025
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In those moments of darkness and fear, this community — in that room in D.C. and beyond — was the light and humanity.—
Alexis Schwartz,
Baltimore Sun,
31 May 2025
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The songs explore healing, transformation, and finding beauty in darkness, according to a press release.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
30 May 2025
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And some will remember the evildoing of those who confected the Trump-Russia hoax, the obstructionist chicanery of the authors of the impeachment trial, and the questionable conduct of the Democratic candidate and his family in dubious financial endeavors in Ukraine and China.—
Conrad Black,
National Review,
14 Oct. 2020
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The greater the barriers to evildoing, the greater the chances of discouraging causal efforts and upping the ante for the determined cyber crooks.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2023
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Pakistan, which has a history of providing clandestine support to the Taliban, has blamed the latter for providing a safe haven to terrorists who commit atrocities on Pakistani soil.—
Hasan Ali,
Christian Science Monitor,
19 May 2025
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But fighting had broken out across Sudan, and reports of atrocities were filtering in from the countryside: mass rapes, mass executions, torture.—
Nicolas Niarchos,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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“Diabolism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diabolism. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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