demonography

English

Etymology

demono- +‎ -graphy

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒɡɹəfi

Noun

demonography (plural demonographies)

1. A bestiary dealing with demons.
2. (figuratively) A list of people, institutions, etc. regarded as evil.
   • 2009 June 29, John F. Burns, “Persian Station in Britain Rattles Officials in Iran”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     But the BBC’s Persian channel has been cast as the main threat, partly, BBC officials say, because Britain’s colonial past has earned it a special place in Iran’s official demonography.