English Explanatory Dictionary

cacodemon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/kækəˈdiːmən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cacodemon.wav

Word forms

cacodemon cacodemons 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.

Antonyms

agathodemon

Related words

cacodaemoniacal cacodaemonic cacodemonic daemon daemonic demon demonic eudaemon

Derived words

cacodemonomania
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