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cacodaemon en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /kækəˈdiːmən/

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κακοδαίμων (kakodaímōn), from κακός (kakós, “bad, evil”) and δαίμων (daímōn, “divinity, genius”).

Meanings

  1. A wicked or malevolent spirit as opposed to agathodemon (a good spirit).
  2. Twelfth astrological House, from which only evil prognostics are alleged to proceed.
  3. (obsolete) A nightmare.

Forms

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cacodæmon alternative lexicographic
cacodemon alternative lexicographic
cacodaemons Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

daemon · cacodaemoniacal · cacodaemonic · eudaemon · demon · demonic · daemonic · cacodemonic · agathodemon