Vampire vs Demon - What's the difference?
vampire | demon |
A mythological undead creature said to feed on the blood of the living.
(colloquial) A person with the medical condition , colloquially known as vampirism, with effects such as photosensitivity, brownish-red stained teeth, and increased night vision.
A blood-sucking bat; vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus )
' a Greek or Roman godling' )
* daimon (''typically only used in the sense of ' inner spirit' or ' personal guardian' )
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.
Someone of remarkable or diabolical energy or ability.
(figurative) Anything with malevolent effects.
As nouns the difference between vampire and demon
is that vampire is a mythological undead creature said to feed on the blood of the living while demon is an evil spirit.vampire
English
(wikipedia vampire)Alternative forms
* (archaic) vampyreNoun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (mythological creature) nosferatu, lamia, cadaver sanguine * (bat) vampire bat * (blood drinker) hemovore, hematophagousDerived terms
* vampire bat * vampiress * vampiric * vampirismSee also
* werewolf * bloodsucker * hemovore * * (Common vampire bat) * (Desmodus rotundus) * (Desmodus rotundus) * (Desmodus rotundus) *The meaning of the word "vampire"
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English
(wikipedia demon)Alternative forms
* daemon, (typically only used today for the sense ofNoun
(en noun)- The demon of stupidity haunts me whenever I open my mouth.
- He’s a demon at the card tables.
- the demon drink