WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
dae•mon
(dē′mən),USA pronunciation n.
dae•mon•ic
(di mon′ik),USA pronunciation dae•mon•is•tic
(dē′mə nis′tik),USA pronunciation adj.
- [Class. Myth.]
- Mythologya god.
- Mythologya subordinate deity, as the genius of a place or a person's attendant spirit.
- a demon.
- Greek daímōn a deity, fate, fortune; compare daíesthai to distribute
- Latin daemōn a spirit, an evil spirit
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