daemon
Americannoun
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Classical Mythology.
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a god.
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a subordinate deity, as the genius of a place or a person's attendant spirit.
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a demon.
noun
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a demigod
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the guardian spirit of a place or person
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a variant spelling of demon
Other Word Forms
- daemonic adjective
- daemonistic adjective
Etymology
Origin of daemon
< Latin daemōn a spirit, an evil spirit < Greek daímōn a deity, fate, fortune; compare daíesthai to distribute
Example Sentences
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Lyra lives in a universe parallel to our own, where people have a daemon - a companion spirit in animal form.
From BBC • Oct. 21, 2025
On Monday night, the Season 2 finale of HBO’s His Dark Material introduced new questions about Mrs. Coulter’s relationship with her daemon, and Lyra’s relationship with hers.
From Slate • Dec. 29, 2020
Lyra is no longer a child but a troubled young adult who finds herself estranged from her daemon Pantalaimon — effectively at war with herself.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 27, 2019
His Dark Materials Philip Pullman’s epic fantasy comes to the small screen as a series set in a world wherein every human being has an animal daemon, a manifestation of their soul.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2019
But she could also see something Farder Coram couldn’t, which was the agitation of Dr. Lanselius’s daemon, and she knew at once that it was no good to pretend.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
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