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Meanings of diabolic possesion in English

Russian
одержимость демонами
Portuguese
possessão demoníaca
Spanish
posesión demoníaca
Catalan
possessió diabòlica

Spirit possession by a malevolent entity.

одержимость демонами
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Examples for "demonic possession"
Examples for "demonic possession"
1
To Henry Leyden, this conversation sounds like insanity, demonic possession, or both.
Black house
2
But mother taught me the Bible, and to believe in demonic possession.
The devil's heart
3
This week, Leonardo investigates a case of alleged demonic possession in a convent.
The Guardian
4
The Catholic Church, however, insists demonic possession is on the rise.
News.com.au
5
Rather than taking a look at herself, she blamed demonic possession.
The South African
1
For one thing early Christianity continued the belief in demoniac possession.
Modern Religious Cults and Movements
2
Alleyne thought of what he had read of demoniac possession-thejumpings, the twitchings, the wild talk.
The White Company
3
The belief in demoniac possession and the belief in witches were later developments from this same doctrine.
Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery
4
These seem to believe in magic or demoniac possession as the reason they behaved with such conspicuous insanity.
The Leader
5
The diseases mentioned are numerous: demoniac possession, convulsions, paralysis, skin diseases,-asleprosy,-dropsy ,haemorrhages ,fever ,fluxes ,blindnessand deafness.
The Evolution of Modern Medicine / A Series of Lectures Delivere...
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