English

Noun

demonomagy ‎(uncountable)

1. (rare) Magic in which the aid of demons is invoked; black magic.
   • 1945, Wade Crawford Barclay, Greater Good Neighbor Policy (page 157)

     Many declare that the prevalent beliefs and practices of great numbers of these "worshipers" are for the most part animistic superstitions, ancient fetishism, pagan demonolatry and demonomagy, thinly disguised […]

   • 1960, Albert Niedermeyer, Compendium of pastoral medicine (page 410)

     Demonomagy (black magic) manifests itself in various forms. Its exact recognition seems possible only to the initiated.

   • 1979, Humphrey McQueen, The black swan of trespass (page 135)

     Turning away from this demonomagy, Boyd produced "unquestioning" pictures of the lushly verdant countryside around Berwick in 1948, before discovering the purifying atmosphere of the Wimmera (1949-51) […]