daemon
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- noun
- /ˈdiːmən/
- Literature
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demonio
- She felt the presence of a daemon lurking in the shadows, watching her every move.
Examples
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What clever daemon thinks?
Academic text (1998) -
A daemon always destroys or reduces the principle to which it is opposed, and that's all it does.
Blog text (2) -
The more you want the daemon to do, the more damage you must inflict to force it to surrender and serve you.
Blog text (2) -
Conjuration: Based on the Command stat, this is the skill for forcing an otherworldly spirit called a daemon to do your bidding.
Blog text (2) -
Naturally, Kipling's Shakespeare has a Daemon too, though he's spelled Demon for Shakespearean authenticity.
Academic text (2003) -
In ancient folklore, the hero battled a daemon who sought to bring chaos to the land.
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The story described a malevolent daemon that tricked unsuspecting travelers into dangerous situations.
Synonyms
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A harmful spirit that people believe can enter and hurt someone
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A powerful spirit that represents evil and tempts people
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An evil spirit that people believe harms others in stories
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A spirit in old Greek stories that harms or tricks people
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A female spirit that harms people in myths or stories
A harmful spirit that can take control of people and cause harm
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Etymology
Daemon later changed in English to demon, which many people came to see as an 'evil spirit' that causes harm or mischief. So a daemon can also mean a dangerous or troublesome spirit in stories and folklore.