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Webster 1913 Edition

Demon

De′mon

,
Noun.
[F.
démon
, L.
daemon
a spirit, an evil spirit, fr. Gr.
δαίμων
a divinity; of uncertain origin.]
1.
(Gr. Antiq.)
A spirit, or immaterial being, holding a middle place between men and deities in pagan mythology.
The
demon
kind is of an intermediate nature between the divine and the human.
Sydenham.
2.
One’s genius; a tutelary spirit or internal voice;
as, the
demon
of Socrates
.
[Often written
dæmon
.]
3.
An evil spirit; a devil.
That same
demon
that hath gulled thee thus.
Shakespeare

Webster 1828 Edition

Demon

DEMON

,
Noun.
A spirit, or immaterial being, holding a middle place between men and the celestial deities of the Pagans. The ancients believed that there were good and evil demons, which had influence over the minds of men, and that these beings carried on an intercourse between men and gods, conveying the addresses of men to the gods, and divine benefits to men. Hence demons became the objects of worship. It was supposed also that human spirits, after their departure from the body, became demons, and that the souls of virtuous men, if highly purified, were exalted from demons into gods. The demons of the New Testament were supposed to be spiritual beings which vexed and tormented men. And in general , the word, in modern use, signifies an evil spirit or genius, which influences the conduct or directs the fortunes of mankind.

Definition 2025

démon

démon

See also: demon, dêmon, dēmon, and demön

French

Noun

démon m ‎(plural démons, feminine démone)

  1. demon

Anagrams

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdeːmon]
  • Hyphenation: dé‧mon

Noun

démon ‎(plural démonok)

  1. demon, fiend (evil spirit)
  2. vamp, siren (seductive woman)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative démon démonok
accusative démont démonokat
dative démonnak démonoknak
instrumental démonnal démonokkal
causal-final démonért démonokért
translative démonná démonokká
terminative démonig démonokig
essive-formal démonként démonokként
essive-modal — —
inessive démonban démonokban
superessive démonon démonokon
adessive démonnál démonoknál
illative démonba démonokba
sublative démonra démonokra
allative démonhoz démonokhoz
elative démonból démonokból
delative démonról démonokról
ablative démontól démonoktól
Possessive forms of démon
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. démonom démonaim
2nd person sing. démonod démonaid
3rd person sing. démona démonai
1st person plural démonunk démonaink
2nd person plural démonotok démonaitok
3rd person plural démonuk démonaik

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin daemon, from Ancient Greek δαίμων ‎(daímōn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /de.mɔ̃/

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