cacodaemon
cacodaemon · cacodaemons
A wicked or malevolent spirit as opposed to agathodemonA wicked or malevolent spirit as opposed to agathodemon (a good spirit).
/kækəˈdiːmən/
Meaning
3 sensesA wicked or malevolent spirit as opposed to agathodemon (a good spirit).
Twelfth astrological House, from which only evil prognostics are alleged to proceed.
(obsolete)A nightmare.
More definitions
- an evil spirit
Origin
From Ancient Greek κακοδαίμων (kakodaímōn), from κακός (kakós, “bad, evil”) and δαίμων (daFrom Ancient Greek κακοδαίμων (kakodaímōn), from κακός (kakós, “bad, evil”) and δαίμων (daímōn, “divinity, genius”).
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Forms
plural: cacodaemonsSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- an evil spirit:cacodemon