cacodaemon

English

/kækəˈdiːmən/

noun
Definitions
  • A wicked or malevolent spirit as opposed to agathodemon (a good spirit).
  • Twelfth astrological House, from which only evil prognostics are alleged to proceed.
  • (obsolete) A nightmare.

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek κακοδαίμων.

Origin

Ancient Greek

κακοδαίμων

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