cacodemon

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cacodemon

  • /kækəˈdiːmən/

Where it comes from

From Ancient Greek κακοδαίμων (kakodaímōn, “ill-starred”, from κακός (kakós, “bad”) + δαίμων (daímōn, “genius, divinity”)). By surface analysis, caco- + demon.

noun cacodemons · cacodaemon · cacodæmon · kakodæmon · kakodaimon

  1. An evil or malevolent spirit.
  2. The twelfth astrological House, from which only evil prognostics are alleged to proceed.

Opposite: agathodemon

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noun

Opposite: agathodemon

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noun evil or malevolent spirit

Españolcacodemonio
中文邪靈 /邪灵 xiélíng
Portuguêscacodemônio, cacodemónio
Françaiscacodémon
DeutschKakodämon
Italianocacodemone
Русскийкакоде́мон kakodémon

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"cacodemon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cacodemon. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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cacodemon. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cacodemon

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@misc{cacodemon_2026,
  title = {cacodemon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cacodemon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}