cacodemon

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Alternative forms

• cacodaemon, cacodæmon, kakodæmon, kakodaimon

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κακοδαίμων (kakodaímōn, “ill-starred”, from κακός (kakós, “bad”) +‎ δαίμων (daímōn, “genius, divinity”)). By surface analysis, caco- +‎ demon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kækəˈdiːmən/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

cacodemon (plural cacodemons)

1. An evil or malevolent spirit.
2. The twelfth astrological House, from which only evil prognostics are alleged to proceed.

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “malevolent spirit”): agathodemon

Derived terms

• cacodemonomania

Related terms

• cacodaemoniacal
• cacodaemonic
• cacodemonic
• daemon
• daemonic
• demon
• demonic

Translations

evil or malevolent spirit

Armenian: please add this translation if you can Bulgarian: зъл дух m (zǎl duh) Chinese: Mandarin: 邪靈 / 邪灵 (zh) (xiélíng) Danish: please add this translation if you can Dutch: cacodemon m Estonian: kakodeemon Finnish: pahantahtoinen henki, kakodemoni French: cacodémon (fr) m Georgian: please add this translation if you can German: Kakodämon m Hungarian: kakodémon Italian: cacodemone m Maori: aparangi Portuguese: cacodemônio m (Brazil), cacodemónio m (Europe) Romanian: please add this translation if you can Russian: какоде́мон m (kakodémon) Spanish: cacodemonio m

See also

• eudaemon