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cacodemon

/kækəˈdiːmən/

cacodemon noun: an evil or malevolent spirit.

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 of cacodemon

Forms of cacodemon

pluralcacodemons
alternative formcacodaemon
alternative formcacodæmon
alternative formkakodæmon
alternative formkakodaimon

Origin of cacodemon

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

Words formed from cacodemon

Questions about cacodemon

What does cacodemon mean?
Cacodemon means an evil or malevolent spirit.
What part of speech is cacodemon?
Cacodemon is a noun.
How do you pronounce cacodemon?
Cacodemon is pronounced /kækəˈdiːmən/.
What is the plural of cacodemon?
The plural of cacodemon is cacodemons.

Words near cacodemon in the dictionary

  1. cacocracy
  2. cacodaemon
  3. cacodaemoniacal
  4. cacodaemonic
  5. cacodaemons
  6. cacodemon
  7. cacodemonia
  8. cacodemoniac
  9. cacodemonic
  10. cacodemonomania
  11. cacodemons

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