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daemon

American  
[dee-muhn] / ˈdi mən /

noun

  1. Classical Mythology.

    1. a god.

    2. a subordinate deity, as the genius of a place or a person's attendant spirit.

  2. a demon.

daemon British  
/ ˈdiːmən, diːˈmɒnɪk /

noun

  1. a demigod

  2. the guardian spirit of a place or person

  3. a variant spelling of demon

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Other Word Forms

  • daemonic adjective
  • daemonistic adjective

Etymology

Origin of daemon

< Latin daemōn a spirit, an evil spirit < Greek daímōn a deity, fate, fortune; compare daíesthai to distribute

Example Sentences

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Lyra lives in a universe parallel to our own, where people have a daemon - a companion spirit in animal form.

From BBC

Beyond the world of Dust and daemons, this book has been influenced by real-life global events, including the rise of tech billionaires, Pullman revealed.

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The BBC, by contrast, is seeing the epic drama through from the opening glass of tokay to the concluding moment, when Lyra's daemon mutates into a pine marten.

From BBC

At the same event, actor Scott said he and Waller-Bridge were together once more, with the UK actress voicing the Irishman's daemon.

From BBC

“What do you think your daemon would be?”

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