Definitions for cacodemonˌkæk əˈdi mən

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

cac•o•de•monˌkæk əˈdi mən(n.)

or cac•o•dae•mon

  1. an evil spirit; demon.

Origin of cacodemon:

1585–95; < Gk kakodaímōn having an evil genius, ill-fated. See caco -, demon

cac`o•de•mon′ic-dɪˈmɒn ɪk(adj.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. cacodemon, cacodaemon(noun)

    an evil spirit

Wiktionary

  1. cacodemon(Noun)

    An evil or malevolent spirit.

  2. cacodemon(Noun)

    The twelfth astrological House, from which only evil prognostics are alleged to proceed.

  3. Origin: From κακοδαίμων, from κακός + δαίμων.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Cacodemon(noun)

    an evil spirit; a devil or demon

  2. Cacodemon(noun)

    the nightmare


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