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demon

1

[ dee-muhn ]

noun

  1. an evil spirit; devil or fiend.
  2. an evil passion or influence.
  3. a person considered extremely wicked, evil, or cruel.
  4. a person with great energy, drive, etc.:

    He's a demon for work.

  5. a person, especially a child, who is very mischievous:

    His younger son is a real little demon.

  6. Australian Slang. a policeman, especially a detective.


adjective

  1. of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or noting a demon.
  2. possessed or controlled by a demon.

demon-

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  1. variant of demono- before a vowel:

    demonism.

demon

/ ˈ»å¾±Ë³¾É™²Ô /

noun

  1. an evil spirit or devil
  2. a person, habit, obsession, etc, thought of as evil, cruel, or persistently tormenting
  3. Also calleddaemondaimon an attendant or ministering spirit; genius

    the demon of inspiration

    1. a person who is extremely skilful in, energetic at, or devoted to a given activity, esp a sport

      a demon at cycling

    2. ( as modifier )

      a demon cyclist

  4. a variant spelling of daemon
  5. informal.
    a detective or policeman
  6. 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
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of demon1

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin daemonium < Greek »å²¹¾±³¾Ã³²Ô¾±´Ç²Ô, thing of divine nature (in Jewish and Christian writers, evil spirit), neuter of »å²¹¾±³¾Ã³²Ô¾±´Ç²õ, derivative of »å²¹Ã­³¾Å²Ô; demon ( def 6 ) < Latin; daemon
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of demon1

C15: from Latin »å²¹±ð³¾Å²Ô evil spirit, spirit, from Greek »å²¹¾±³¾Å²Ô spirit, deity, fate; see daemon
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The crusty bounty hunter was murdered during an attempted bust, but is resurrected by Satan and given a new assignment: tracking down demons who have escaped from Hell.

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We have gotten to this point because our society recently pushed for more justice, particularly in our schools, and that push summoned our demons and now they are lashing out more violently.

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What demons is he battling on “Dream Manifest� “I’m always battling the ego as any true creative is doing. Not the ego in the sense of, ‘I think I’m great.’

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Of course, each of those moments is different, and today’s censorship is nowhere near as violent or twisted as yesterday’s, but some version of yesterday’s demons still haunt us.

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It is as though he was embracing them rather than allowing them to be the sort of demon that derailed him when he held a winning position at last year's US Open.

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