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Meaning
Noun
●
An
evil
supernatural
spirit.
An
evil
spirit
resident
in or working for Hell; a devil.
A
false
god
or
idol
; a Satanic divinity.
A very
wicked
or
malevolent
person; also (in
weakened
sense
) a
mischievous
person, especially a child.
A
source
(especially
personified
) of great
evil
or
wickedness
; a
destructive
feeling
or
character
flaw.
A person's
fears
or anxieties.
●
A
neutral
supernatural
spirit.
A person's
inner
spirit
or
genius
; a
guiding
or
creative
impulse.
A
spirit
not considered to be
inherently
evil
; a (non-Christian)
deity
or
supernatural
being.
A
hypothetical
entity
with
special
abilities
postulated
for the sake of
a
thought experiment
in
philosophy
or physics.
●
In Greek mythology, Mythological creatures & People:
A
neutral
supernatural
spirit.
A
tutelary deity
or
spirit
intermediate
between the major Olympian
gods
and
mankind
, especially a
deified
hero
or the
entity
which
supposedly
guided
Socrates,
telling
him
what not
to do.
●
Someone with great
strength
,
passion
or
skill
for a particular
activity
,
pursuit
etc.; an enthusiast.
●
In Card games:
A type of
patience
or
solitaire
(
card game
)
played
in the UK
and/or
US.
●
In Skippers:
Any of various
hesperiid
butterflies
of the
genera
Notocrypta and Udaspes.
●
In Physics:
Acronym of
distinct
electron
motion
particle
: A
quasiparticle
, a type of
massless
neutral
electron
excitation
associated with superconductivity.
●
Alternative letter-case form of
demon
(“card game”)
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Wiktionary
Origin
demon
English
δαίμων
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
δαίω
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Genius
Daimon
Daemon
DæMon
Barghest
Bogie
Bogeyman
Boggard
Bogle
Cacodemon
Daeva
Devil
Fiend
Flibbertigibbet
Ghoul
Goblin
Imp
Kobold
Nis
Spook
Troll
Satan
Tutelary Deity
Evil Genius
More
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Beast
Creature
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Snake
Ghost
Succubus
Deity
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Villain
Evil
Lion
Soul
Warrior
Murderer
Man
Sorcerer
Goddess
Wolf
Curse
Vampire
Woman
Sinner
Ghosts
Monsters
Toad
Boy
Legend
Gargoyle
Hero
Trickster
Lord
Hell
Corpse
Goat
Rakshasa
Spider
Minotaur
Guy
Frog
Gods
Magician
Animal
Sword
Priest
Whore
Evil Spirits
Body Snatcher
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Rhymes
Semen
Demon
Seaman
Daemon
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