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Demogorgon

Demogorgon proper noun: a pagan god or demon, associated with the underworld and envisaged as a powerful primordial being, whose very name was taboo.

Proper noun

Demogorgon

  1. A pagan god or demon, associated with the underworld and envisaged as a powerful primordial being, whose very name was taboo.
    • […] and by them ſtood / Orcus and Ades, and the dreaded name / of Demogorgon […]1667, John Milton, “Book II”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished...
    • But we afterwards find her in her proper station, subject, with the Fatè and Witches, to the redoubtable Demogorgon.1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 240

Noun

Demogorgon (plural Demogorgons)

  1. A manufactured horror; a Frankenstein's monster.

Demogorgon meaning in Tamil

Demogorgon in Tamil

நில கடவுள்

Forms of Demogorgon

pluralDemogorgons

Origin of Demogorgon

Pseudo-loan from Ancient Greek, most likely actually invented by a Christian scholar c. 350–400 C.E. The origins of the name are uncertain, partly because the figure itself was possibly of imaginary coinage. Various theories suggest that the name is derived from the Greek words daemon (“spirit”, given the Christian connotations of “demon” in the early Middle Ages)—or, less likely demos (“people”)—and Gorgon or γοργός (gorgós, “grim”). A less accepted theory claims that it is derived from a variation of “demiurge”.

Questions about Demogorgon

What does Demogorgon mean?
Demogorgon means a pagan god or demon, associated with the underworld and envisaged as a powerful primordial being, whose very name was taboo.
What is Demogorgon in Tamil?
Demogorgon in Tamil is நில கடவுள். See Demogorgon meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Demogorgon?
Demogorgon can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near Demogorgon in the dictionary

  1. demogeron
  2. demogerontia
  3. demogerontias
  4. demogogracy
  5. demogogue
  6. Demogorgon
  7. Demogorgons
  8. demogrant
  9. demogrants
  10. demograph
  11. demographer

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Demogorgon (page history and authors); Demogorgon (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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