cacodemon

English

Alternative forms

• cacodaemon
• cacodæmon

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek κακοδαίμων (kakodaímōn, “ill-starred”), from κακός (kakós, “bad”) + δαίμων (daímōn, “genius, divinity”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kækəˈdiːmən/

Noun

cacodemon (plural cacodemons)

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

Antonyms

• (malevolent spirit): agathodemon

Related terms

• cacodaemoniacal
• cacodaemonic
• cacodemonic
• daemonic
• demonic
• daemon
• demon

Translations

evil or malevolent spirit

• Bulgarian: зъл дух m (zǎl duh)
• Maori: aparangi
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Portuguese: cacodemônio m (Brazil)

See also

• eudaemon