fiendom

Definitions

The state, sphere, realm, or world of fiends; fiends, collectively.

uncountable

Examples

“Here all is confusion worse confounded: the multitude opens its thousand throats of brass; the steeds are frantic; the jockeys (born and bred devils from their cradle) practise⟳ every conceivable stratagem ever hatched in Fiendom; [...]”

“[...] written in a sort⟳ of imaginary astral alphabet, to preserve⟳ the said Gudaika from the assaults of the whole crew of implacable fiendom, and from every possible ailment, which can better be imagined than I dare describe⟳, from every species of evil eye.”

“Only now and then the spirits (who, as I understand⟳ it, occupy⟳ a rank in fienddom definitely below that of the devils) stir⟳ up trouble⟳.”

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