English Explanatory Dictionary

daemon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A minor deity or divinity.
  2. A muse, a personified source of inspiration, especially one that also causes anguish.
  3. An idea depicted as an entity.
  4. Archaic spelling of demon.
noun
  1. A process (a running program) that does not have a controlling terminal.

Pronunciation

/ˈdiː.mən/ /ˈdiːmən/ /ˈdeɪmən/

Word forms

daemon daemons daemones dæmon daimon demon

Etymology

A borrowing of Latin daemōn (“tutelary deity”), from Ancient Greek δαίμων (daímōn, “dispenser, tutelary deity”).

Related words

agathodaemon cacodaemon cacodemon cacodaemonic cacodemonic cacodaemoniacal daemonic daimon eudaemon genius muse tutelary deity background process

Derived words

daemonism daemonology
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