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daemon

[ dee-muh n ]
/ ˈdi mən /
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noun

Classical Mythology.
  1. a god.
  2. a subordinate deity, as the genius of a place or a person's attendant spirit.
a demon.

RELATED WORDS

phantom, devil, demon, soul, shadow, specter, vision, vampire, visitor, haunt, bogeyman, bogey, poltergeist, wraith, visitant, apparition, spook, phantasm, spirit, revenant

Nearby words

  1. daedalean,
  2. daedalic,
  3. daedalid,
  4. daedalion,
  5. daedalus,
  6. daemonian,
  7. daemonic,
  8. daemonistic,
  9. daemonology,
  10. daesh
Also daimon.

Origin of daemon

< Latin daemōn a spirit, an evil spirit < Greek daímōn a deity, fate, fortune; compare daíesthai to distribute
Related formsdae·mon·ic [dih-mon-ik] /dɪˈmɒn ɪk/, dae·mon·is·tic [dee-muh-nis-tik] /ˌdi məˈnɪs tɪk/, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for daemon

daemon

daimon

/ (ˈdiːmən) /

noun

a demigod
the guardian spirit of a place or person
a variant spelling of demon (def. 3)
Derived Formsdaemonic (diːˈmɒnɪk), adjective
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Word Origin and History for daemon

daemon

n.

alternative spelling (in specialized senses) of demon (q.v.). Related: Daemonic.

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