DEMON

Demon. Demon
See DAEMON.

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demon. Demon, n. an evil spirit or angel, a spirit

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De″mon (?), n. [[F. démon, L. daemon a spirit, an evil spirit, fr. Gr. � a divinity; of uncertain origin.]] 1. 1. (Gr. Antiq.) A spirit, or immaterial being, holding a middle place between men and deities in pagan mythology.
The demon kind is of an intermediate nature between the divine and the human. Sydenham. 2. 2. One's genius; a tutelary spirit or internal voice; as, the demon of Socrates. [Often written dæmon.]
3. 3. An evil spirit; a devil.
That same demon that hath gulled thee thus. Shak.