diablerie

[ dee-ah-bluh-ree; French dya-bluh-ree ]

/ diˈɑ blə ri; French dya bləˈri /

diabolic magic or art; sorcery; witchcraft.

the domain or realm of devils.

the lore of devils; demonology.

reckless mischief; deviltry.

Origin of diablerie

1745–55; < French, Old French, equivalent to diable devil + -erie -ery

She had a look of diablerie older than the history of woman.

Under the Law |Edwina Stanton Babcock
It knows how to respond to the "diablerie" of the abysses with a reciprocal gesture.

The Complex Vision |John Cowper Powys
They possessed, though, a certain vivacity and diablerie that the big, slower-witted Swede girls lacked.

Half Portions |Edna Ferber
A spark of the morning's diablerie flashes into the bright eyes again.

Guy Kenmore's Wife and The Rose and the Lily |Mrs. Alex McVeigh Miller

The ease, the grace, the diablerie of the poem are indescribable; its wantonness is not to be excused.

Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 7 |Various

diablerie

/ (dɪˈɑːblərɪ, French djɑbləri) /

magic or witchcraft connected with devils

demonic lore or esoteric knowledge of devils

the domain of devils

devilry; mischief

C18: from Old French, from diable devil, from Latin diabolus; see devil