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DEMON
devil, fiend, demon, daemon, daimon
(noun) an evil supernatural being
demon
(noun) someone extremely diligent or skillful; “he worked like a demon to finish the job on time”; “she’s a demon at math”
monster, fiend, devil, demon, ogre
(noun) a cruel wicked and inhuman person
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
demon (plural demons)
An evil supernatural spirit.
An evil spirit resident in or working for Hell; a devil. [from 10th c.]
(now, chiefly, historical) A false god or idol; a Satanic divinity. [from 10th c.]
A very wicked or malevolent person; also (in weakened sense) a mischievous person, especially a child. [from 16th c.]
A source (especially personified) of great evil or wickedness; a destructive feeling or character flaw. [from 17th c.]
(in plural) A person's fears or anxieties. [from 19th c.]
A neutral supernatural spirit.
A person's inner spirit or genius; a guiding or creative impulse. [from 14th c.]
(Greek mythology) A tutelary deity or spirit intermediate between the major Olympian gods and mankind, especially a deified hero or the entity which supposedly guided Socrates, telling him what not to do. [from 16th c.]
A spirit not considered to be inherently evil; a (non-Christian) deity or supernatural being. [from 19th c.]
An hypothetical entity with special abilities postulated for the sake of a thought experiment in philosophy or physics.
Someone with great strength, passion or skill for a particular activity, pursuit etc.; an enthusiast. [from 19th c.]
(UK, card games) A form of patience (known as Canfield in the US). [from 19th c.]
Any of various hesperiid butterflies of the genera Notocrypta and Udaspes.
Usage notes
Meanings drawing on the neutral, ancient Greek conception now often distinguish themselves by the variant spellings daimon or daemon.
Synonyms
• (evil spirit): See demon
• (neutral spirit): genius, tutelary deity, see also god and spirit
Hyponyms
• (evil spirit): See demon
Anagrams
• Emond, monde, moned
Etymology
Proper noun
Demon
A male given name from Ancient Greek.
Source: Wiktionary
De"mon, n. Etym: [F. démon, L. daemon a spirit, an evil spirit, fr. Gr.
1. (Gr. Antiq.)
Definition: A spirit, or immaterial being, holding a middle place between men and deities in pagan mythology. The demon kind is of an inSydenham.
2. One's genius; a tutelary spirit or internal voice; as, the demon of Socrates. [Often written dæmon.]
3. An evil spirit; a devil. That same demon that hath gulled thee thus. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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