cacodemon
noun/kækəˈdiːmən/
Etymology From Ancient Greek κακοδαίμων (kakodaímōn, “ill-starred”, from κακός (kakós, “bad”) + δαίμων (daímōn, “genius, divinity”)). By surface analysis, caco- + demon.
1
An evil or malevolent spirit.
2
The twelfth astrological House, from which only evil prognostics are alleged to proceed.
- Antonyms
- agathodemon
- Derived terms
- cacodemonomania
- Related terms
- cacodaemoniacal, cacodaemonic, cacodemonic, daemon, daemonic, demon, demonic, eudaemon