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Demon

speaker

Meaning

Noun

  • An
    spirit.
  • An
    in or working for Hell; a devil.
  • A
    or
    ; a Satanic divinity.
  • A very
    or
    person; also (in
    ) a
    person, especially a child.
  • A
    (especially
    ) of great
    or
    ; a
    or
    flaw.
  • A person's
    or anxieties.
  • A person's
    or
    ; a
    or
    impulse.
  • A
    not considered to be
    ; a (non-Christian)
    or
    being.
  • In Greek mythology, Mythological creatures & People:
  • A
    or
    between the major Olympian
    and
    , especially a
    or the
    which
    Socrates,
    him
    to do.
  • Someone with great
    ,
    or
    for a particular
    ,
    etc.; an enthusiast.
    In Card games:
    A type of
    or
    (
    )
    in the UK
    US.
    In Skippers:
    Any of various
    of the
    Notocrypta and Udaspes.
    In Physics:
    Acronym of
    : A
    , a type of
    associated with superconductivity.
    Alternative letter-case form of
    (“card game”)
    Sourced from
    Wiktionary

    Origin

    demon
    English
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    δαίμων
    Ancient Greek (to 1453)
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    δαίω
    Ancient Greek (to 1453)
    Sourced from
    Etym
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