different between demonic vs cacodaemon

English

Alternative forms

• daemonic (dated), dæmonic (dated)

Etymology

From Latin daemonicus, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (daimonikós, “possessed by a demon, sent by a demon”), from ?????? (daím?n). Doublet of daimonic.

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: d?m?'n?k, IPA^(key): /d??m?n?k/
• Rhymes: -?n?k

Adjective

demonic (comparative more demonic, superlative most demonic)

1. Pertaining to demons or evil spirits; demoniac.

   Convinced that his uncle was a warlock, he rifled through his attic, looking for demonic artifacts.

   Once he had grasped the controls, he unleashed a demonic laugh that made his hostages shudder.

2. Pertaining to dæmons in ancient Greek thought; concerning supernatural ‘genius’.
   • 1999, Joyce Crick, translating Sigmund Freud, The Interpretation of Dreams, I:

     Aristotle concedes that the nature of the dream is indeed daemonic [transl. dämonischer], but not divine – which might well reveal a profound meaning, if one could hit on the right translation.

Synonyms

• demonish
• demonlike
• demonly

Related terms

• demon
• demoniac
• demoniacal

Translations

Anagrams

• McIndoe, cnidome, ecnomid, incomed

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