Daemon vs. Demon

Daemonnoun

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Daemonnoun

A process (a running program) that does not have a controlling terminal.

Daemonnoun

See Demon, Demonic.

Daemonnoun

one of the evil spirits of traditional Jewish and Christian belief

Daemonnoun

a person who is part mortal and part god

Demonnoun

An evil supernatural spirit.

Demonnoun

An evil spirit resident in or working for Hell; a devil.

Demonnoun

A false god or idol; a Satanic divinity.

Demonnoun

A very wicked or malevolent person; also in weakened sense a mischievous person, especially a child.

Demonnoun

A source (especially personified) of great evil or wickedness; a destructive feeling or character flaw.

Demonnoun

(in plural) A person's fears or anxieties.

Demonnoun

A neutral supernatural spirit.

Demonnoun

A person's inner spirit or genius; a guiding or creative impulse.

Demonnoun

(Greek mythology) A tutelary deity or spirit intermediate between the major Olympian gods and mankind, especially a deified hero or the entity which supposedly guided Socrates, telling him what not to do.

Demonnoun

A spirit not considered to be inherently evil; a (non-Christian) deity or supernatural being.

Demonnoun

An hypothetical entity with special abilities postulated for the sake of a thought experiment in philosophy or physics.

Demonnoun

Someone with great strength, passion or skill for a particular activity, pursuit etc.; an enthusiast.

Demonnoun

A form of patience (known as Canfield in the US).

Demonnoun

A spirit, or immaterial being, holding a middle place between men and deities in pagan mythology.

Demonnoun

One's genius; a tutelary spirit or internal voice; as, the demon of Socrates.

Demonnoun

An evil spirit; a devil.

Demonnoun

one of the evil spirits of traditional Jewish and Christian belief

Demonnoun

a cruel wicked and inhuman person

Demonnoun

someone extremely diligent or skillful;

Demon

A demon is a supernatural being, typically associated with evil, prevalent historically in religion, occultism, literature, fiction, mythology, and folklore; as well as in media such as comics, video games, movies, anime, and television series. In Ancient Near Eastern religions and in the Abrahamic traditions, including ancient and medieval Christian demonology, a demon is considered a harmful spiritual entity which may cause demonic possession, calling for an exorcism.