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 +# An [[evil]] [[spirit]].
 +# A fallen [[angel]] or Satanic divinity; a false [[god]].
 +# One’s inner [[spirit]] or [[genius]], a [[daimon]].
 +# A [[spirit]] or lesser divinity between [[men]] and [[god]]s.
 +# A [[foible]]; a [[flaw]] in a person’s [[character]].
 +#: ''The '''demon''' of stupidity haunts me whenever I open my mouth.''
 +# Someone of remarkable or diabolical [[energy]] or [[ability]].
 +#: ''He’s a '''demon''' at the card tables.''
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In [[religion]], [[folklore]], and [[mythology]] a '''demon''' (or ''daemon'', ''dæmon'', ''daimon'' from [[Greek language|Greek]]: δαίμων [ðaïmon]) is a [[supernatural]] being that has generally been described as a [[malevolent]] [[spirit]], and in [[Christian]] terms it is generally understood as a [[Fallen angel]], formerly of [[God]]. A demon is frequently depicted as a force that may be [[conjuration|conjured]] and insecurely controlled. The "good" demon in recent use is largely a [[literary device]] (e.g., [[Maxwell's demon]]), though references to good demons can be found in [[Hesiod]] and [[Shakespeare]]. In common language, to "demonize" a person means to characterize or portray them as [[evil]], or as the source of evil. In [[religion]], [[folklore]], and [[mythology]] a '''demon''' (or ''daemon'', ''dæmon'', ''daimon'' from [[Greek language|Greek]]: δαίμων [ðaïmon]) is a [[supernatural]] being that has generally been described as a [[malevolent]] [[spirit]], and in [[Christian]] terms it is generally understood as a [[Fallen angel]], formerly of [[God]]. A demon is frequently depicted as a force that may be [[conjuration|conjured]] and insecurely controlled. The "good" demon in recent use is largely a [[literary device]] (e.g., [[Maxwell's demon]]), though references to good demons can be found in [[Hesiod]] and [[Shakespeare]]. In common language, to "demonize" a person means to characterize or portray them as [[evil]], or as the source of evil.
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  1. An evil spirit.
  2. A fallen angel or Satanic divinity; a false god.
  3. One’s inner spirit or genius, a daimon.
  4. A spirit or lesser divinity between men and gods.
  5. A foible; a flaw in a person’s character.
    The demon of stupidity haunts me whenever I open my mouth.
  6. Someone of remarkable or diabolical energy or ability.
    He’s a demon at the card tables.


In religion, folklore, and mythology a demon (or daemon, dæmon, daimon from Greek: δαίμων [ðaïmon]) is a supernatural being that has generally been described as a malevolent spirit, and in Christian terms it is generally understood as a Fallen angel, formerly of God. A demon is frequently depicted as a force that may be conjured and insecurely controlled. The "good" demon in recent use is largely a literary device (e.g., Maxwell's demon), though references to good demons can be found in Hesiod and Shakespeare. In common language, to "demonize" a person means to characterize or portray them as evil, or as the source of evil.



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