daemon

/ˈdimən/

Other forms: daemons

Definitions of daemon

1. noun

   an evil supernatural being
   synonyms: daimon, demon, devil, fiend

   types:

   incubus

   a male demon believed to visit people while they sleep and to consort with sleeping women

   succuba, succubus

   a female demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping men

   dibbuk, dybbuk

   (Jewish folklore) a demon that enters the body of a living person and controls that body's behavior

   type of:

   evil spirit

   a spirit tending to cause harm
2. noun

   a person who is part mortal and part god
   synonyms: demigod

   types:

   Adonis

   (Greek mythology) a handsome youth loved by both Aphrodite and Persephone

   type of:

   deity, divinity, god, immortal

   any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force