the worship of Satan a form of such worship which includes blasphemous or obscene parodies of Christian prayers, etc a satanic disposition or satanic practices
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Sa•tan•ism
(sāt′n iz′əm),USA pronunciation n.
Sa′tan•ist, n.
- the worship of Satan or the powers of evil.
- a travesty of Christian rites in which Satan is worshiped.
- diabolical or satanic disposition, behavior, or activity.
- Satan + -ism 1555–65
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