daimon

[dahy-mohn]

noun, plural dai·mo·nes [dahy-muh-neez] /ˈdaɪ məˌniz/, dai·mons.

daemon.

Related formsdai·mon·ic

[dahy-mon-ik] /daɪˈmɒn ɪk/, dai·mon·is·tic

[dahy-muh-nis-tik] /ˌdaɪ məˈnɪs tɪk/, adjective

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Examples from the Web for daimon

Contemporary Examples of daimon

His divine sign or daimon advised him throughout his life, and a jury of his peers condemned him to death.
What is a Genius?
Nick Romeo
November 9, 2013

Historical Examples of daimon

The Mystic called the power that flashed up within him a daimon.
Christianity As A Mystical Fact
Rudolf Steiner
He is a "daimon," a mediator between the earthly and the divine.
Christianity As A Mystical Fact
Rudolf Steiner
The personality is only a form for the manifestation of the daimon.
Christianity As A Mystical Fact
Rudolf Steiner
Who is the "wise woman" who awakened the daimon in Socrates?
Christianity As A Mystical Fact
Rudolf Steiner
The daimon in Goethe has more progenitors than the one in a savage.
Christianity As A Mystical Fact
Rudolf Steiner

British Dictionary definitions for daimon

daimon

noun

a variant of daemon, demon (def. 3)

Derived Formsdaimonic, adjective

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Word Origin and History for daimon

transliteration of Greek daimon "lesser god, guiding spirit, tutelary deity," 1852; see demon. Employed to avoid the post-classical associations of that word.