Cacodaemon

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kækəˈdiːmÉ™n/

Alternative forms

• cacodemon
• cacodæmon

Origin

From Ancient Greek κακοδαίμων, combination of: κακός (kakós, "bad, evil") and δαίμων (daimōn, "divinity, genius").

Full definition of cacodaemon

Noun

1. 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) nightmare

Related terms

• cacodaemoniacal
• cacodaemonic
• cacodemonic
• daemonic
• demonic
• daemon
• demon