cacodaemon
See also: cacodæmon
English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek κακοδαίμων (kakodaímōn), from κακός (kakós, “bad, evil”) and δαίμων (daímōn, “divinity, genius”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]cacodaemon (plural cacodaemons)
- A wicked or malevolent spirit as opposed to agathodemon (a good spirit).
- Twelfth astrological House, from which only evil prognostics are alleged to proceed. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- (obsolete) A nightmare.