daimon

[ dahy-mohn ]

/ ˈdaɪ moʊn /

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noun, plural dai·mo·nes

[dahy-muh-neez], /ˈdaɪ məˌniz/, dai·mons.

daemon.

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OTHER WORDS FROM daimon

dai·mon·ic

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

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

Words nearby daimon

daily double, daily dozen, daimen, Daimler, Daimoku, daimon, daimyo, daimyo bond, daintily, dainty, daiquiri

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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.
What is a Genius?|Nick Romeo|November 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
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 Quincey
In antiquity the name of daimon was given to the human soul or to higher intelligences.
Reincarnation|Th. Pascal
What is known to that Daimon always appears to me the very same when I actually meet it.
The Emperor, Complete|Georg Ebers

There 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

daimon

/ (ˈdaɪmɒn) /

noun

a variant of daemon, demon (def. 3)

Derived forms of daimon

daimonic, adjective

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