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Daimon

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. Greek Mythology An inferior deity, such as a deified hero.

n. Greek Mythology An attendant spirit; a genius.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A tutelary spirit that guides a person; a genius.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. Same as demon.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. an evil supernatural being

Word Usage

""Satan," in Greek "daimon" because he is a spiritual being possessed of extraordinary powers, also "diabolos," because he is a calumniator who accuses those whom he has deceived with false sin, the being whom Augustine said possesses intelligent reasons for what he urges others to do."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

evil spirit

Hyponym

succubus succuba dybbuk dibbuk incubus

Form

daimonic

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