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Demonship
Demonship De"mon*ship, n. The state of a demon. --Mede.
Demonstrability
Demonstrability De*mon`stra*bil"i*ty, n. The quality of being demonstrable; demonstrableness.
Demonstrableness
Demonstrableness De*mon"stra*ble*ness, n. The quality of being demonstrable; demonstrability.
Demonstrably
Demonstrably De*mon"stra*bly, adv. In a demonstrable manner; incontrovertibly; clearly. Cases that demonstrably concerned the public cause. --Clarendon.
Demonstrance
Demonstrance De*mon"strance, n. [OF. demonstrance.] Demonstration; proof. [Obs.] --Holland.
Demonstrate
Demonstrate Dem"on*strate (?; 277), v. t. [L. demonstratus, p. p. of demonstrare to demonstrate; de- + monstrare to show. See Monster.] 1. To point out; to show; to exhibit; to make evident. --Shak. 2. To show, or make evident, by reasoning or proof; to prove by deduction; to establish so as to exclude the possibility of doubt or denial. We can not demonstrate these things so as to show that the contrary often involves a contradiction. --Tillotson. 3. (Anat.) To exhibit and explain (a dissection or other anatomical preparation).
Demonstrater
Demonstrater Dem"on*stra`ter, n. See Demonstrator.
Demonstrative
Demonstrative De*mon"stra*tive, n. (Gram.) A demonstrative pronoun; as, ``this' and ``that' are demonstratives.
Demonstratively
Demonstratively De*mon"stra*tive*ly, adv. In a manner fitted to demonstrate; clearly; convincingly; forcibly.
Demonstrativeness
Demonstrativeness De*mon"stra*tive*ness, n. The state or quality of being demonstrative.
Demonstratory
Demonstratory De*mon"stra*to*ry, a. Tending to demonstrate; demonstrative. --Johnson.
Indemonstrability
Indemonstrability In`de*mon`stra*bil"i*ty, n. The quality of being indemonstrable.
Indemonstrable
Indemonstrable In`de*mon"stra*ble, a. [L. indemonstrabilis. See In- not, and Demonstrable.] Incapable of being demonstrated. -- In`de*mon"stra*ble*ness, n.
Indemonstrableness
Indemonstrable In`de*mon"stra*ble, a. [L. indemonstrabilis. See In- not, and Demonstrable.] Incapable of being demonstrated. -- In`de*mon"stra*ble*ness, n.
Indirect demonstration
Indirect In`di*rect", a. [Pref. in- not + direct: cf. F. indirect.] 1. Not direct; not straight or rectilinear; deviating from a direct line or course; circuitous; as, an indirect road. 2. Not tending to an aim, purpose, or result by the plainest course, or by obvious means, but obliquely or consequentially; by remote means; as, an indirect accusation, attack, answer, or proposal. By what bypaths and indirect, crooked ways I met this crown. --Shak. 3. Not straightforward or upright; unfair; dishonest; tending to mislead or deceive. Indirect dealing will be discovered one time or other. --Tillotson. 4. Not resulting directly from an act or cause, but more or less remotely connected with or growing out of it; as, indirect results, damages, or claims. 5. (Logic & Math.) Not reaching the end aimed at by the most plain and direct method; as, an indirect proof, demonstration, etc. Indirect claims, claims for remote or consequential damage. Such claims were presented to and thrown out by the commissioners who arbitrated the damage inflicted on the United States by the Confederate States cruisers built and supplied by Great Britain. Indirect demonstration, a mode of demonstration in which proof is given by showing that any other supposition involves an absurdity (reductio ad absurdum), or an impossibility; thus, one quantity may be proved equal to another by showing that it can be neither greater nor less. Indirect discourse. (Gram.) See Direct discourse, under Direct. Indirect evidence, evidence or testimony which is circumstantial or inferential, but without witness; -- opposed to direct evidence. Indirect tax, a tax, such as customs, excises,
Ostensive demonstration
Ostensive Os*ten"sive, a. Showing; exhibiting. Ostensive demonstration (Math.), a direct or positive demonstration, as opposed to the apagogical or indirect method.
Redemonstrate
Redemonstrate Re*dem"on*strate (r?*d?m"?n*str?t or r?`d?*m?n"-str?t), v. t. To demonstrate again, or anew. Every truth of morals must be redemonstrated in the experience of the individual man before he is capable of utilizing it as a constituent of character or a guide in action. --Lowell.

Meaning of demons from wikipedia

- A demon is a malevolent supernatural entity. Historically, belief in demons, or stories about demons, occurs in folklore, mythology, religion, and literature;...
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- demons that are born from the union of a demon with a human being. Liar and mischievous demons Demons that attack the saints are rogue demons Demons that...
- force against these demons. According to the Grand Grimoire, Baal (or Bael) is the head of the infernal powers. He is also the first demon listed in Wierus'...
- Da Vinci's Demons is a historical fantasy drama television series that presents a fictional account of Leonardo da Vinci's early life. The series was conceived...
- demon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The following are lists of demons: List of theological demons, in religions that consider them to be demons...
- evidence. Jamell Demons was born on May 1, 1999, and grew up in Gifford, Florida. He was raised by his single mother, Jamie Demons-King, and does not...
- occultism. In many faiths, it concerns the study of a hierarchy of demons. Demons may be nonhuman, separable souls, or discarnate spirits which have never...
- et ad daemones ducit" ("It is taught by the demons, it teaches about the demons, and it leads to the demons"). According to the Book of Enoch (which is...
- Angels & Demons is a 2000 bestselling mystery-thriller novel written by American author Dan Brown and published by Pocket Books and then by Corgi Books...