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Word: asmodeus (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...confide to him her symptoms of a demonic infestation that clearly indicated Grandier as the infester. Soon 16 other nuns, under the vivid suggestion of their prioress' example, found themselves with demon: here Leviathan in the center of a forehead; there, Enemy of the Virgin in the neck; Asmodeus (in Hebraic lore, king of the demons) snuggled in a groin; Concupiscence at home in the left...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: A Devil with the Women | 10/6/1952 | See Source »

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