different between cacodemon vs cacodaemon

English

Alternative forms

• cacodaemon
• cacodæmon

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ?????????? (kakodaím?n, “ill-starred”), from ????? (kakós, “bad”) + ?????? (daím?n, “genius, divinity”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kæk??di?m?n/

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

See also

• eudaemon

English

Alternative forms

• cacodemon
• cacodæmon

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ?????????? (kakodaím?n), from ????? (kakós, “bad, evil”) and ?????? (daím?n, “divinity, genius”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kæk??di?m?n/

Noun

cacodaemon (plural cacodaemons)

1. A wicked or malevolent spirit as opposed to agathodemon (a good spirit).
2. Twelfth astrological House, from which only evil prognostics are alleged to proceed. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
3. (obsolete) A nightmare.

Related terms

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

See also

• agathodemon
• eudaemon