cacodemon, cacodaemon
(noun) an evil spirit
Source: WordNet® 3.1
cacodemon (plural cacodemons)
An evil or malevolent spirit.
The twelfth astrological House, from which only evil prognostics are alleged to proceed.
• (malevolent spirit): agathodemon
Source: Wiktionary
Cac`o*de"mon, n. Etym: [Gr. cacodémon.]
1. An evil spirit; a devil or demon. Shak.
2. (Med.)
Definition: The nightmare. Dunaglison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 November 2024
(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
