daimon
Other words from daimon
- dai·mon·ic [dahy-mon-ik], /daɪˈmɒn ɪk/, dai·mon·is·tic [dahy-muh-nis-tik], /ˌdaɪ məˈnɪs tɪk/, adjective
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How to use daimon in a sentence
His divine sign or daimon advised him throughout his life, and a jury of his peers condemned him to death.
Very much of this nature was the genius or daimon (don't say Demon) of Socrates.
The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1 (2 vols) | Thomas De QuinceyIn antiquity the name of daimon was given to the human soul or to higher intelligences.
Reincarnation | Th. PascalWhat is known to that daimon always appears to me the very same when I actually meet it.
The Emperor, Complete | Georg EbersThere was no kind of doubt that he carried within him the creative "daimon."
Immortal Youth | Lucien Price
This "dualism of the soul and its daimon" cannot be overcome by the clear light of reason.
Romain Rolland | Stefan Zweig
British Dictionary definitions for daimon
/ (ˈdaɪmɒn) /
a variant of daemon, demon (def. 3)
Derived forms of daimon
- daimonic, adjective
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