The Poem T’was mercy brought me from my Pagan land, Taught my benighted soul to understandThat there’s a God, that there’s a Saviour too:Once I redemption neither sought nor knew.5 Some view our sable race with scornful eye,“Their colour is a diabolic die.”Remember, Christians, Negros, black as Cain, May be refin’d, and join th’ angelic train

The Question :
What can you infer about the meaning of the word diabolic from its use in the poem? Write a definition in your own words. Verify your definition by checking a dictionary.