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Daimon vs Demon - What's the difference?

daimon | demon | Alternative forms |

Demon is a alternative form of daimon.



As nouns the difference between daimon and demon

is that daimon is a tutelary spirit that guides a person; a genius; a lar while demon is an evil spirit.

daimon

English

Noun

(tutelary deity) (en noun)
  • A tutelary spirit that guides a person; a genius; a lar.
  • * 1891, Walter James Hoffman, The Mide'wiwin or "Grand Medicine Society" of the Ojibwa
    • The object which first appears is adopted as the personal mystery, guardian spirit, or tutelary daimon of the entranced, and is never mentioned by him without first making a sacrifice.
  • * 1900, , Over the Teacups
    • All at once, my daimon —that other Me over whom I button my waistcoat when I button it over my own person—put it into my head to look up the story of Madame Saqui.
  • * 1960, Charles I. Glicksberg, Norman Mailer: The Angry Young Novelist in America'', in ''Wisconsin Studies in Contemporary Literature , vol. 1, no. 1
    • He will release his pent-up rage and fear no evil, for his genius is with him, and his daimon bids him violate all the taboos of the literary marketplace.
  • *1946 , (Bertrand Russell), History of Western Philosophy , I.27:
  • *:Marcus Aurelius is persuaded that God gives every man a special daimon as his guide – a belief which reappears in the Christian guardian angel.

    • Derived terms

    * daimonic

    References

    * Oxford English Dictionary, second edition.

    Anagrams

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    demon

    English

    (wikipedia demon)

    Alternative forms

    * daemon, (typically only used today for the sense of 'a Greek or Roman godling' ) * daimon (''typically only used in the sense of 'inner spirit' or 'personal guardian')

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An evil spirit.
  • A fallen angel or Satanic divinity; a false god.
  • One’s inner spirit or genius, a daimon.
  • (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) A genius, a lar, the protective spirit or godling of a place, household, or individual.
  • A foible; a flaw in a person’s character.
    • The demon of stupidity haunts me whenever I open my mouth.
  • Someone of remarkable or diabolical energy or ability.
    • He’s a demon at the card tables.
  • (figurative) Anything with malevolent effects.
    • the demon drink

    Usage notes

    The original Greek and Roman meanings often employ synonyms or the variant spellings daimon' or ' daemon to differentiate them from the more common ecclesiastical sense.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Related terms

    * demonic * demonize * demoness

    See also

    * imp * succubus * vampire * angel * hell * possession * possessed * dragon * werewolf * devil * larva ----