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daemon

[ dee-muhn ]

noun

  1. Classical Mythology.
    1. a god.
    2. a subordinate deity, as the genius of a place or a person's attendant spirit.
  2. a demon.


daemon

/ ˈdiːmən; diːˈmɒnɪk /

noun

  1. a demigod
  2. the guardian spirit of a place or person
  3. a variant spelling of demon
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Derived Forms

  • daemonic, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • 岹·Dz· [dih-, mon, -ik], 岹·Dz··پ [dee-m, uh, -, nis, -tik], adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of daemon1

< Latin 岹ō a spirit, an evil spirit < Greek 岹íō a deity, fate, fortune; compare 岹íٳ󲹾 to distribute
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Others cite the ancient Greek myth of Lamia, a blood-lusting daemon who also fed off children.

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The BBC, by contrast, is seeing the epic drama through from the opening glass of tokay to the concluding moment, when Lyra's daemon mutates into a pine marten.

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At the same event, actor Scott said he and Waller-Bridge were together once more, with the UK actress voicing the Irishman's daemon.

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“What do you think your daemon would be?”

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Well, my son responded to the sights, sounds, smells, lights, queues and endless wooden-arts-and-crafts stalls as if he were my daemon.

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