cacodaemon
noun/kækəˈdiːmən/
Etymology From Ancient Greek κακοδαίμων (kakodaímōn), from κακός (kakós, “bad, evil”) and δαίμων (daímōn, “divinity, genius”).
1
A wicked or malevolent spirit as opposed to agathodemon (a good spirit).
2
Twelfth astrological House, from which only evil prognostics are alleged to proceed.
3
Obsolete A nightmare.
- Related terms
- cacodaemoniacal, cacodaemonic, cacodemonic, daemon, daemonic, demon, demonic, agathodemon, eudaemon