Found 2 items, similar to daemon.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: daemon daemon n 1: one of the evil spirits of traditional Jewish and Christian belief [syn: devil, fiend, demon, daimon] 2: a person who is part mortal and part god [syn: demigod]
English → English (gcide) Definition: daemon Demon \De"mon\, n. [F. d['e]mon, L. daemon a spirit, an evil spirit, fr. Gr. dai`mwn a divinity; of uncertain origin.] 1. (Gr. Antiq.) A spirit, or immaterial being, holding a middle place between men and deities in pagan mythology. [1913 Webster] The demon kind is of an intermediate nature between the divine and the human. --Sydenham. [1913 Webster] 2. One's genius; a tutelary spirit or internal voice; as, the demon of Socrates. [Often written d[ae]mon.] [1913 Webster] 3. An evil spirit; a devil. [1913 Webster] That same demon that hath gulled thee thus. --Shak. [1913 Webster]