"cacodemon" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kækəˈdiːmən/ Forms: cacodemons [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek κακοδαίμων (kakodaímōn, “ill-starred”, from κακός (kakós, “bad”) + δαίμων (daímōn, “genius, divinity”)). Etymology templates: {{com|grc|κακός|δαίμων|nocat=1|t1=bad|t2=genius, divinity}} κακός (kakós, “bad”) + δαίμων (daímōn, “genius, divinity”), {{uder|en|grc|κακοδαίμων||ill-starred|pos=from <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">κακός</i> (kakós, “bad”) + <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">δαίμων</i> (daímōn, “genius, divinity”)}} Ancient Greek κακοδαίμων (kakodaímōn, “ill-starred”, from κακός (kakós, “bad”) + δαίμων (daímōn, “genius, divinity”)) Head templates: {{en-noun}} cacodemon (plural cacodemons)
  1. An evil or malevolent spirit. Translations (evil or malevolent spirit): зъл дух (zǎl duh) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 邪靈 (Chinese Mandarin), 邪灵 (xiélíng) (Chinese Mandarin), cacodemon [masculine] (Dutch), kakodeemon (Estonian), pahantahtoinen henki (Finnish), kakodemoni (Finnish), cacodémon [masculine] (French), Kakodämon [masculine] (German), kakodémon (Hungarian), cacodemone [masculine] (Italian), aparangi (Maori), cacodemônio [Brazil, masculine] (Portuguese), cacodemónio [Europe, masculine] (Portuguese), какоде́мон (kakodémon) [masculine] (Russian), cacodemonio [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-cacodemon-en-noun-nmiSMAEn Disambiguation of 'evil or malevolent spirit': 98 2
  2. The twelfth astrological House, from which only evil prognostics are alleged to proceed. Categories (topical): Mythological creatures
    Sense id: en-cacodemon-en-noun-Mz8Q6wNO Disambiguation of Mythological creatures: 14 86 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with caco-, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with caco-: 19 81 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 4 96 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 5 95 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cacodaemon, cacodæmon, kakodæmon, kakodaimon Derived forms: cacodemonomania Related terms: cacodaemoniacal, cacodaemonic, cacodemonic, daemonic, demonic, daemon, demon, eudaemon

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "agathodemon"
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  ],
  "derived": [
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "name": "com"
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      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek κακοδαίμων (kakodaímōn, “ill-starred”, from κακός (kakós, “bad”) + δαίμων (daímōn, “genius, divinity”))",
      "name": "uder"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Ancient Greek κακοδαίμων (kakodaímōn, “ill-starred”, from κακός (kakós, “bad”) + δαίμων (daímōn, “genius, divinity”)).",
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        "plural"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "daemon"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "demon"
    },
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
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          "word": "Kakodämon"
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
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          "word": "kakodémon"
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "word": "cacodemonic"
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      "sense": "evil or malevolent spirit",
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      "sense": "evil or malevolent spirit",
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      "sense": "evil or malevolent spirit",
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      "sense": "evil or malevolent spirit",
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      "sense": "evil or malevolent spirit",
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      "sense": "evil or malevolent spirit",
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      "sense": "evil or malevolent spirit",
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      "word": "cacodemónio"
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    {
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      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kakodémon",
      "sense": "evil or malevolent spirit",
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "какоде́мон"
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "evil or malevolent spirit",
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cacodemonio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cacodemon"
}

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