"daimonic" meaning in All languages combined

See daimonic on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more daimonic [comparative], most daimonic [superlative]
Etymology: From daimon + -ic; from Latin demon (“spirit”), originally from Ancient Greek δαίμων (daímōn, “a god, goddess, divine power, genius, guardian spirit”). Doublet of demonic. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|daimon|ic}} daimon + -ic, {{der|en|la|demon||spirit}} Latin demon (“spirit”), {{der|en|grc|δαίμων||a god, goddess, divine power, genius, guardian spirit}} Ancient Greek δαίμων (daímōn, “a god, goddess, divine power, genius, guardian spirit”), {{doublet|en|demonic}} Doublet of demonic Head templates: {{en-adj}} daimonic (comparative more daimonic, superlative most daimonic)
  1. In the way of a daimon; befitting a demon; fiendish.
    Sense id: en-daimonic-en-adj-iBRrq-r1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ic, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 5 25 11 4 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 43 8 26 14 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 66 3 23 5 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 67 3 23 4 3
  2. Motivated by a spiritual force or genius; inspired.
    Sense id: en-daimonic-en-adj-1uacGxNP

Noun [English]

Etymology: From daimon + -ic; from Latin demon (“spirit”), originally from Ancient Greek δαίμων (daímōn, “a god, goddess, divine power, genius, guardian spirit”). Doublet of demonic. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|daimon|ic}} daimon + -ic, {{der|en|la|demon||spirit}} Latin demon (“spirit”), {{der|en|grc|δαίμων||a god, goddess, divine power, genius, guardian spirit}} Ancient Greek δαίμων (daímōn, “a god, goddess, divine power, genius, guardian spirit”), {{doublet|en|demonic}} Doublet of demonic Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} daimonic (uncountable)
  1. (psychology) The unrest that exists in us all which forces us into the unknown, leading to self-destruction and/or self-discovery. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-daimonic-en-noun-1oWjqTj1 Categories (other): Psychology Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
  2. (psychology, spirituality, mythology, literature) The journey and transition from innocence to experience; part of the process of individuation. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-daimonic-en-noun-hVWdKjiM Categories (other): Literature, Mythology, Psychology Topics: human-sciences, literature, media, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, psychology, publishing, sciences
  3. (mythology, literature) The place where light and dark meet. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-daimonic-en-noun-OaWU5mfR Categories (other): Literature, Mythology Topics: human-sciences, literature, media, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, publishing, sciences
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "daimon",
        "3": "ic"
      },
      "expansion": "daimon + -ic",
      "name": "suffix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "demon",
        "4": "",
        "5": "spirit"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin demon (“spirit”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "δαίμων",
        "4": "",
        "5": "a god, goddess, divine power, genius, guardian spirit"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek δαίμων (daímōn, “a god, goddess, divine power, genius, guardian spirit”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "demonic"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of demonic",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From daimon + -ic; from Latin demon (“spirit”), originally from Ancient Greek δαίμων (daímōn, “a god, goddess, divine power, genius, guardian spirit”). Doublet of demonic.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more daimonic",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most daimonic",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "daimonic (comparative more daimonic, superlative most daimonic)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "dai‧mon‧ic"
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "56 5 25 11 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "43 8 26 14 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms suffixed with -ic",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "66 3 23 5 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "67 3 23 4 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "In the way of a daimon; befitting a demon; fiendish."
      ],
      "id": "en-daimonic-en-adj-iBRrq-r1",
      "links": [
        [
          "daimon",
          "daimon"
        ],
        [
          "befitting",
          "befitting"
        ],
        [
          "demon",
          "demon"
        ],
        [
          "fiendish",
          "fiendish"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Motivated by a spiritual force or genius; inspired."
      ],
      "id": "en-daimonic-en-adj-1uacGxNP",
      "links": [
        [
          "spiritual",
          "spiritual"
        ],
        [
          "genius",
          "genius"
        ],
        [
          "inspired",
          "inspired"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "daimonic"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "daimon",
        "3": "ic"
      },
      "expansion": "daimon + -ic",
      "name": "suffix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "demon",
        "4": "",
        "5": "spirit"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin demon (“spirit”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "δαίμων",
        "4": "",
        "5": "a god, goddess, divine power, genius, guardian spirit"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek δαίμων (daímōn, “a god, goddess, divine power, genius, guardian spirit”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "demonic"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of demonic",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From daimon + -ic; from Latin demon (“spirit”), originally from Ancient Greek δαίμων (daímōn, “a god, goddess, divine power, genius, guardian spirit”). Doublet of demonic.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "daimonic (uncountable)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "dai‧mon‧ic"
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Psychology",
          "orig": "en:Psychology",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The unrest that exists in us all which forces us into the unknown, leading to self-destruction and/or self-discovery."
      ],
      "id": "en-daimonic-en-noun-1oWjqTj1",
      "links": [
        [
          "psychology",
          "psychology"
        ],
        [
          "unrest",
          "unrest"
        ],
        [
          "forces",
          "forces"
        ],
        [
          "unknown",
          "unknown"
        ],
        [
          "self-destruction",
          "self-destruction"
        ],
        [
          "self-discovery",
          "self-discovery"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(psychology) The unrest that exists in us all which forces us into the unknown, leading to self-destruction and/or self-discovery."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "psychology",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Literature",
          "orig": "en:Literature",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Mythology",
          "orig": "en:Mythology",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Psychology",
          "orig": "en:Psychology",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The journey and transition from innocence to experience; part of the process of individuation."
      ],
      "id": "en-daimonic-en-noun-hVWdKjiM",
      "links": [
        [
          "psychology",
          "psychology"
        ],
        [
          "mythology",
          "mythology"
        ],
        [
          "literature",
          "literature"
        ],
        [
          "journey",
          "journey"
        ],
        [
          "innocence",
          "innocence"
        ],
        [
          "experience",
          "experience"
        ],
        [
          "individuation",
          "individuation"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "spirituality",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(psychology, spirituality, mythology, literature) The journey and transition from innocence to experience; part of the process of individuation."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "literature",
        "media",
        "mysticism",
        "mythology",
        "philosophy",
        "psychology",
        "publishing",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Literature",
          "orig": "en:Literature",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Mythology",
          "orig": "en:Mythology",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The place where light and dark meet."
      ],
      "id": "en-daimonic-en-noun-OaWU5mfR",
      "links": [
        [
          "mythology",
          "mythology"
        ],
        [
          "literature",
          "literature"
        ],
        [
          "light",
          "light"
        ],
        [
          "dark",
          "dark"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(mythology, literature) The place where light and dark meet."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "literature",
        "media",
        "mysticism",
        "mythology",
        "philosophy",
        "publishing",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "daimonic"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "English adjectives",
    "English doublets",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *deh₂-",
    "English terms suffixed with -ic",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "daimon",
        "3": "ic"
      },
      "expansion": "daimon + -ic",
      "name": "suffix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "demon",
        "4": "",
        "5": "spirit"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin demon (“spirit”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "δαίμων",
        "4": "",
        "5": "a god, goddess, divine power, genius, guardian spirit"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek δαίμων (daímōn, “a god, goddess, divine power, genius, guardian spirit”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "demonic"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of demonic",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From daimon + -ic; from Latin demon (“spirit”), originally from Ancient Greek δαίμων (daímōn, “a god, goddess, divine power, genius, guardian spirit”). Doublet of demonic.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more daimonic",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most daimonic",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "daimonic (comparative more daimonic, superlative most daimonic)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "dai‧mon‧ic"
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "In the way of a daimon; befitting a demon; fiendish."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "daimon",
          "daimon"
        ],
        [
          "befitting",
          "befitting"
        ],
        [
          "demon",
          "demon"
        ],
        [
          "fiendish",
          "fiendish"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Motivated by a spiritual force or genius; inspired."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "spiritual",
          "spiritual"
        ],
        [
          "genius",
          "genius"
        ],
        [
          "inspired",
          "inspired"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "daimonic"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English adjectives",
    "English doublets",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *deh₂-",
    "English terms suffixed with -ic",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "daimon",
        "3": "ic"
      },
      "expansion": "daimon + -ic",
      "name": "suffix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "demon",
        "4": "",
        "5": "spirit"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin demon (“spirit”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "δαίμων",
        "4": "",
        "5": "a god, goddess, divine power, genius, guardian spirit"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek δαίμων (daímōn, “a god, goddess, divine power, genius, guardian spirit”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "demonic"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of demonic",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From daimon + -ic; from Latin demon (“spirit”), originally from Ancient Greek δαίμων (daímōn, “a god, goddess, divine power, genius, guardian spirit”). Doublet of demonic.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "daimonic (uncountable)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "dai‧mon‧ic"
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Psychology"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The unrest that exists in us all which forces us into the unknown, leading to self-destruction and/or self-discovery."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "psychology",
          "psychology"
        ],
        [
          "unrest",
          "unrest"
        ],
        [
          "forces",
          "forces"
        ],
        [
          "unknown",
          "unknown"
        ],
        [
          "self-destruction",
          "self-destruction"
        ],
        [
          "self-discovery",
          "self-discovery"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(psychology) The unrest that exists in us all which forces us into the unknown, leading to self-destruction and/or self-discovery."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "psychology",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Literature",
        "en:Mythology",
        "en:Psychology"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The journey and transition from innocence to experience; part of the process of individuation."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "psychology",
          "psychology"
        ],
        [
          "mythology",
          "mythology"
        ],
        [
          "literature",
          "literature"
        ],
        [
          "journey",
          "journey"
        ],
        [
          "innocence",
          "innocence"
        ],
        [
          "experience",
          "experience"
        ],
        [
          "individuation",
          "individuation"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "spirituality",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(psychology, spirituality, mythology, literature) The journey and transition from innocence to experience; part of the process of individuation."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "literature",
        "media",
        "mysticism",
        "mythology",
        "philosophy",
        "psychology",
        "publishing",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Literature",
        "en:Mythology"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The place where light and dark meet."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mythology",
          "mythology"
        ],
        [
          "literature",
          "literature"
        ],
        [
          "light",
          "light"
        ],
        [
          "dark",
          "dark"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(mythology, literature) The place where light and dark meet."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "literature",
        "media",
        "mysticism",
        "mythology",
        "philosophy",
        "publishing",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "daimonic"
}

Download raw JSONL data for daimonic meaning in All languages combined (5.0kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-05-19 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-05-01 using wiktextract (c3cc510 and 1d3fdbf). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.