daimon

[ dahy-mohn ]

noun

, plural dai·mo·nes [dahy, -m, uh, -neez], dai·mons.

1. daemon.

daimon

/ ˈdaɪmɒn /

noun

1. a variant of daemon demon

Derived Forms

• daiˈmonic, adjective

Other Words From

• dai·mon·ic [dahy-, mon, -ik], dai·mon·is·tic [dahy-m, uh, -, nis, -tik], adjective

Example Sentences

In Greek, the word for happiness, eudaimonia, can be taken to mean “having a good daimon.”

From Time

There was no kind of doubt that he carried within him the creative "daimon."

From Project Gutenberg

Each city and tribe, each grove or fountain or sheltering hill had its local genius or daimon, requiring worship and sacrificial honours.

From Project Gutenberg

Intelligent daimons, and humanly, according to us, the most stupid people on earth.

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“It doesn’t rest with me, but with the daimon.”

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