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demon Definition

de·mon (mən)

noun

  1. daemon (senses & )
  2. a devil; evil spirit
  3. a person or thing regarded as evil, cruel, etc. the demon of jealousy
    1. a person who has great energy or skill a demon at golf
    2. an enthusiast or devotee a speed demon

Etymology: ME < L: see daemon

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demon Synonyms

demon

n.

  1. Evil spirit

    devil, imp, vampire, incubus; see devil 1.

  2. Villain

    fiend, brute, rogue; see beast 2, rascal.

demon Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • inner: My inner demon says, ' Isn't he?
  • evil: Interesting, they'll be running around screaming " oh evil demons " at 2am, followed by " oh my God " .
  • nasty: The unconscious contains unresolved oedipal complexes and nasty little demons which some may term desires.

Converse of object

  • exorcize: With the engines warming, it was time to exorcize the demons.
  • vanquish: Seeing Krishna smiling, Arjuna fell at His feet and enquired whether he had vanquished the demon.
  • summon: He summoned the demons of the night from their caves.
  • confront: Is much of your writing a process of sorting out and confronting personal demons?
  • expel: Writing and logical thinking, the Greek alphabet being the indispensable prerequisite for Greek philosophy, drew a circle to expel the inner demons.
  • possess: They knew that a person who was demon possessed was beyond human help.

Converse of subject

  • possess: He was accused of being possessed by a demon.
  • haunt: In his retreat he was still vividly haunted by the demon " Bread Tax.
  • inhabit: Lucifer and the renegade angels fall into hell, but hell was already inhabited by demons, mutants and aliens.

Modifies a noun

  • tweeks: Demon Tweeks offers a domestic next day delivery service, as well as worldwide delivery.
  • barber: Chill to the foul deeds of demon barber Sweeney Todd.
  • hunter: Before she got married Kate was a demon hunter.
  • possession: They knew what a powerful thing demon possession was.
  • lord: However, at the brink of success, he is consumed by the demon lord and killed by Lina Inverse.
  • fox: To save a village from a powerful demon fox, top ninja the Fourth Hokage traps the demon inside newborn Naruto.

Noun used with modifier

  • vengeance: She turned to see the vengeance demon smiling at her.
  • marshmallow: He shrugged the old feelings of remembrance away and stepped out into the street the marshmallow demons were approaching down.
demon Quotes

France had shown a light to all men, preached a Gospel, all men's good; Celtic Demos rose a Demon, shriek'd and slaked the light with blood.

—Tennyson