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Demon

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1.NounAn evil supernatural being. An evil being resident in or working for Hell; a devil. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller} A false god or idol; a Satanic divinity. A very wicked or malevolent person; also a mischievous person, especially a child. A source (especially personified) of great evil or wickedness; a destructive feeling or character flaw.
"The demon of stupidity haunts me whenever I open my mouth."
2.NounAn evil being resident in or working for Hell; a devil. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
3.NounA false god or idol; a Satanic divinity.
4.NounA very wicked or malevolent person; also a mischievous person, especially a child.
5.NounA source (especially personified) of great evil or wickedness; a destructive feeling or character flaw.
"The demon of stupidity haunts me whenever I open my mouth."
6.NounA person's fears or anxieties.
7.NounA neutral supernatural being. A person's inner spirit or genius; a guiding or creative impulse. 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. A supernatural being not considered to be inherently evil; a (non-Christian) deity. A hypothetical entity with special abilities postulated for the sake of a thought experiment in philosophy or physics.
8.NounA person's inner spirit or genius; a guiding or creative impulse.
9.NounA 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.
10.NounA supernatural being not considered to be inherently evil; a (non-Christian) deity.
11.NounA hypothetical entity with special abilities postulated for the sake of a thought experiment in philosophy or physics.
12.NounSomeone with great strength, passion or skill for a particular activity, pursuit etc.; an enthusiast.
"He’s a demon at the card tables."
13.NounA type of patience or solitaire (card game) played in the UK and/or US.
14.NounAny of various hesperiid butterflies of the genera Notocrypta and Udaspes.
15.NounAcronym of distinct electron motion particle: a quasiparticle, a type of massless neutral electron excitation associated with superconductivity.
16.NounAlternative spelling of daemon.
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