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demon
1[ dee-muhn ]
noun
- an evil spirit; devil or fiend.
- an evil passion or influence.
- a person considered extremely wicked, evil, or cruel.
- a person with great energy, drive, etc.:
He's a demon for work.
- a person, especially a child, who is very mischievous:
His younger son is a real little demon.
- Australian Slang. a policeman, especially a detective.
adjective
- of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or noting a demon.
- possessed or controlled by a demon.
demon-
2- variant of demono- before a vowel:
demonism.
demon
/ 藞诲颈藧尘蓹苍 /
noun
- an evil spirit or devil
- a person, habit, obsession, etc, thought of as evil, cruel, or persistently tormenting
- Also calleddaemondaimon an attendant or ministering spirit; genius
the demon of inspiration
- a person who is extremely skilful in, energetic at, or devoted to a given activity, esp a sport
a demon at cycling
- ( as modifier )
a demon cyclist
- a variant spelling of daemon
- informal.a detective or policeman
- computing a part of a computer program, such as a help facility, that can run in the background behind the current task or application, and which will only begin to work when certain conditions are met or when it is specifically invoked
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of demon1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of demon1
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亚洲网紅露点s That Use Demon-
What does聽诲别尘辞苍-听mean?
Demon- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning 鈥渄emon.鈥 It is used in a few technical terms, especially in theology.
Demon- comes from the Greek 诲补颈尘贸苍颈辞苍, meaning 鈥渢hing of divine nature鈥 and ultimate source of the English word demon. Among Jewish and Christian writers, 诲补颈尘贸苍颈辞苍 was used to mean 鈥渆vil spirit.鈥
Demon- is a variant of demono-, which loses its 鈥o鈥 when combined with words or word elements beginning with vowels.
Want to know more? Read our 亚洲网紅露点s That Use demono- article.
Examples of聽demon-
One example of a theological term that features the combining form demon- is demonism, which can refer to the belief in or study of demons.
The first part of the word, demon- means 鈥渄emon,鈥 as we鈥檝e seen. What about the -ism part of the word? The suffix -ism can refer to a kind of 鈥渢heory鈥 or a 鈥渄evotion or adherence鈥 to something. So, demonism literally translates to 鈥渄emon devotion.鈥
What are some words that use or are related to the combining form demon-?
What are some other forms that demon- may be commonly confused with?
Not every word that begins with the exact letters demon- is necessarily using the combining form demon- to denote 鈥渄emon,鈥 such as demonym or demonetize. Learn their meaning and uses at our entries for the words.
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