daemonology

noun

1. demonology.

noun

1. the study of demons or of beliefs about demons.
2. belief in demons.
3. a group of persons or things regarded as evil or pernicious.

noun

1. Also called: demonism the study of demons or demonic beliefs
2. a set of people or things that are disliked or held in low esteemthe place occupied by Hitler in contemporary demonology

n.

1590s; see demon + -ology.