or cac·o·dae′mon
an evil spirit or devil
Origin of cacodemon
Classical Greek kakodaim?n: see caco- and demoncacodemon
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Noun
(plural cacodemons)
- An evil or malevolent spirit.
- The twelfth astrological House, from which only evil prognostics are alleged to proceed.
Origin
From Ancient Greek κακοδαίμων (kakodaimōn, “ill-starred”), from κακός (kakos, “bad”) + δαίμων (daimōn, “genius, divinity”).
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