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    [Noun]  | "di*a*ble*rie" | \ dē-ˈä-blə-(ˌ)rē \


    1: black magic : sorcery

    2: a representation in words or pictures of black magic or of dealings with the devil

    3: demon lore


    Origin: 1726 ;

     Borrowed from French, going back to Old French, from diable "devil, the Devil" (borrowed from Late Latin diabolus) + -erie {see: |-ery|-ery} {mat|devil:1|};

    [Noun]  | "diablerie" 


    1: playful, reckless behavior that is not intended to cause serious harm;


      * e.g., " ... the boy, who was once filled with diablerie, grew up to be a staid and rather dull man "



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    2: the power to control natural forces through supernatural means;


      * e.g., " ... since the common folk had an unshakable belief in a personal devil, a charge of diablerie was taken seriously "



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