What does Demon mean?

Definitions for Demon
ˈdi mənde·mon

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. devil, fiend, demon, daemon, daimonnoun

    an evil supernatural being

  2. monster, fiend, devil, demon, ogrenoun

    a cruel wicked and inhuman person

  3. demonnoun

    someone extremely diligent or skillful

    "he worked like a demon to finish the job on time"; "she's a demon at math"

Wiktionary

  1. demonnoun

    An evil spirit.

  2. demonnoun

    A fallen angel or Satanic divinity; a false god.

  3. demonnoun

    One's inner spirit or genius, a daimon.

  4. demonnoun

    A spirit or lesser divinity between men and gods.

  5. demonnoun

    A foible; a flaw in a person's character.

    The demon of stupidity haunts me whenever I open my mouth.

  6. demonnoun

    Someone of remarkable or diabolical energy or ability.

    He's a demon at the card tables.

  7. Etymology: From δαίμων

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. DEMONnoun

    A spirit; generally an evil spirit; a devil.

    Etymology: dæmon, Latin; δαίμων.

    I felt him strike, and now I see him fly:
    Curs’d demon! O for ever broken lie
    Those fatal shafts, by which I inward bleed. Matthew Prior.

Wikipedia

  1. Demon

    A demon is a malevolent supernatural entity. Historically, belief in demons, or stories about demons, occurs in religion, occultism, literature, fiction, mythology, and folklore; as well as in media such as comics, video games, movies, anime, and television series. Belief in demons probably goes back to the Paleolithic age, stemming from humanity's fear of the unknown, the strange and the horrific. In ancient Near Eastern religions and in the Abrahamic religions, including early Judaism and ancient-medieval Christian demonology, a demon is considered a harmful spiritual entity which may cause demonic possession, calling for an exorcism. Large portions of Jewish demonology, a key influence on Christianity and Islam, originated from a later form of Zoroastrianism, and was transferred to Judaism during the Persian era.Demons may or may not also be considered to be devils: minions of the Devil. In many traditions, demons are independent operators, with different demons causing different types of evils (destructive natural phenomena, specific diseases, etc.). In religions featuring a principal Devil (e.g. Satan) locked in an eternal struggle with God, demons are often also thought to be subordinates of the principal Devil. As lesser spirits doing the Devil's work, they have additional duties— causing humans to have sinful thoughts and tempting humans to commit sinful actions.The original Ancient Greek word daimōn (δαίμων) did not carry negative connotations, as it denotes a spirit or divine power. The Greek conception of a daimōn notably appears in the philosophical works of Plato, where it describes the divine inspiration of Socrates. In Christianity, morally ambivalent daimōn were replaced by demons, forces of evil only striving for corruption. Such demons are not the Greek intermediary spirits, but hostile entities, already known in Iranian beliefs.In Western occultism and Renaissance magic, which grew out of an amalgamation of Greco-Roman magic, Jewish Aggadah and Christian demonology, a demon is believed to be a spiritual entity that may be conjured and controlled. Belief in demons remains an important part of many modern religions and occultist traditions. Demons are still feared largely due to their alleged power to possess living creatures. In the contemporary Western occultist tradition (perhaps epitomized by the work of Aleister Crowley), a demon (such as Choronzon, which is Crowley's interpretation of the so-called "Demon of the Abyss") is a useful metaphor for certain inner psychological processes (inner demons), though some may also regard it as an objectively real phenomenon.

ChatGPT

  1. demon

    A demon is a supernatural being prevalent in mythology, religion, folklore, and literature that is generally considered malevolent or evil. Demons are often portrayed as powerful forces that may cultivate chaos, destruction, and harmful influence over people. They are commonly depicted with monstrous appearances and are believed to have the ability to possess individuals or inflict them with physical or mental harm. The nature, characteristics, and level of significance of demons can significantly vary across different cultures and traditions.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Demonnoun

    a spirit, or immaterial being, holding a middle place between men and deities in pagan mythology

  2. Demonnoun

    one's genius; a tutelary spirit or internal voice; as, the demon of Socrates

  3. Demonnoun

    an evil spirit; a devil

  4. Etymology: [F. dmon, L. daemon a spirit, an evil spirit, fr. Gr. dai`mwn a divinity; of uncertain origin.]

Wikidata

  1. Demon

    A demon or daemon is a paranormal, often malevolent being prevalent in religion, occultism, literature, fiction, and folklore. The original Greek word daimon does not carry the negative connotation initially understood by implementation of the Koine δαιμόνιον, and later ascribed to any cognate words sharing the root. In Ancient Near Eastern religions as well as in the Abrahamic traditions, including ancient and medieval Christian demonology, a demon is considered an unclean spirit, sometimes a fallen angel, the spirit of a deceased human, or a spirit of unknown type which may cause demonic possession, calling for an exorcism. In Western occultism and Renaissance magic, which grew out of an amalgamation of Greco-Roman magic, Jewish demonology, and Christian tradition, a demon is a spiritual entity that may be conjured and controlled.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Demon

    dē′mon, n. an evil spirit, a devil: sometimes like Dæmon, a friendly spirit or good genius:—fem. Dē′moness.—adjs. Demō′niac, Demōnī′acal, pertaining to or like demons or evil spirits: influenced by demons.—ns. Demō′niac, a human being possessed by a demon or evil spirit.—adv. Demonī′acally.—n. Demonī′acism, state of being a demoniac.—adj. Demō′nian (Milt.).—ns. Demō′nianism, Demō′niasm, possession by a demon.—v.t. Dē′monise, to convert into a demon: to control or possess by a demon.—ns. Dē′monism, a belief in demons; Dē′monist, a believer in demons; Demonoc′racy, the power of demons; Demonol′atry, the worship of demons; Demonol′ater, one who worships such; Demonology, an account of, or the study of, demons and their agency.—adjs. Demonolog′ic, -al.—ns. Demonol′ogist, a writer on demonology; Demonomā′nia, a form of mania in which the subject believes himself possessed by devils; Demon′omy, the dominion of demons; Dē′monry, demoniacal influence. [L. dæmon—Gr. daimōn, a spirit, genius; in N. T. and Late Greek, a devil.]

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Demon

    or Daimon, a name which Socrates gave to an inner divine instinct which corresponds to one's destiny, and guides him in the way he should go to fulfil it, and is more or less potent in a man according to his purity of soul.

The New Hacker's Dictionary

  1. demon

    1. Often used equivalently to daemon — especially in the Unix world, where the latter spelling and pronunciation is considered mildly archaic. 2. [MIT; now probably obsolete] A portion of a program that is not invoked explicitly, but that lies dormant waiting for some condition(s) to occur. See daemon. The distinction is that demons are usually processes within a program, while daemons are usually programs running on an operating system.Demons in sense 2 are particularly common in AI programs. For example, a knowledge-manipulation program might implement inference rules as demons. Whenever a new piece of knowledge was added, various demons would activate (which demons depends on the particular piece of data) and would create additional pieces of knowledge by applying their respective inference rules to the original piece. These new pieces could in turn activate more demons as the inferences filtered down through chains of logic. Meanwhile, the main program could continue with whatever its primary task was.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Demon in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Demon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Demon in a Sentence

  1. Lee Daniels:

    [Terrence] ain't done nothing different than Marlon Brando or Sean Penn, and all of a sudden he's some f—in' demon, that's a sign of the time, of race, of where we are right now in America.

  2. Mike Krzyzewski:

    Wake Forest : The Demon Deacons had lost four of five coming in, sitting a game ahead of last-place North Carolina in the ACC. Now The Demon Deacons have The Demon Deacons first wins against both Duke and UNC under The Demon Deacons sixth-year coach, both coming in the past month, with Krzyzewski saying Wake Forest was the team that was deserving of winning. I thought The Demon Deacons was The Demon Deacons, Manning said. FOUL TROUBLE Star freshman big man Vernon Carey Jr. had 10 points before becoming one of three Blue Devils to foul out. The list included Justin Robinson the son of retired NBA great David Robinson providing an unexpected lift with a season high six points and three blocks in 12 minutes. That included playing a steady final six minutes of a first half that saw Duke trail by 12 but rally to tie it at 39 on Tre Jones 3-pointer at the horn. Really Justin Robinson saved us or else we shouldve been down about 10 or 15 points.

  3. Linda Addison:

    How to Recognize a Demon Has Become Your Friend.

  4. Thomas Paine:

    Whenever we read the obscene stories, voluptuous debaucheries, the cruel and tortous executions, the unrelenting vindictivenes, with which more than half the Bible is filled, it would be more consistant that we called it the word of a Demon than the word of God. It is a history of wickedness that has served to corrupt and brutalize mankind, and, for my part, I sincerly detest it as I detest everything that is cruel.

  5. Bob Corrigan:

    I mean, Mark Brown/Getty Images's shocking, right, we're less than three hours away from getting on the bus to go play a game. It's not 24 hours, 48 hours or any of those things. I've been looking at my watch all week and trying to figure out ‘ What time is it ? How close are we ? ’ Then you get that phone call and it's hard not to be angry. Devin Leary of the North Carolina State Wolfpack in action against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons during their game at Truist Field on Nov. 13, 2021, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Wake Forest won 45-42. ( Grant Halverson/Getty Images).

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