cacodemon
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English
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek κακοδαίμων (kakodaímōn, “ill-starred”, from κακός (kakós, “bad”) + δαίμων (daímōn, “genius, divinity”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kækəˈdiːmən/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
cacodemon (plural cacodemons)
- An evil or malevolent spirit.
- The twelfth astrological House, from which only evil prognostics are alleged to proceed.
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “malevolent spirit”): agathodemon
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Translations
evil or malevolent spirit
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