cacodemon

English

Alternative forms

cacodaemon, cacodæmon, kakodæmon, kakodaimon

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κακοδαίμων (kakodaímōn, “ill-starred”, from κακός (kakós, “bad”) +‎ δαίμων (daímōn, “genius, divinity”)).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kækəˈdiːmən/

Noun

cacodemon (plural cacodemons)

An evil or malevolent spirit.
The twelfth astrological House, from which only evil prognostics are alleged to proceed.

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “malevolent spirit”): agathodemon

Related terms

Translations

evil or malevolent spirit

Armenian: please add this translation if you can
Bulgarian: зъл дух m (zǎl duh)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 邪靈／邪灵 (zh) (xiélíng)
Danish: please add this translation if you can
Dutch: cacodemon m
Estonian: kakodeemon
Finnish: pahantahtoinen henki, kakodemoni
French: cacodémon (fr) m
Georgian: please add this translation if you can
German: Kakodämon m
Hungarian: kakodémon
Italian: cacodemone m
Maori: aparangi
Portuguese: cacodemônio m (Brazil), cacodemónio m (Europe)
Romanian: please add this translation if you can
Russian: какоде́мон m (kakodémon)
Spanish: cacodemonio m

See also

eudaemon

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