demon

  • 11demon — [dē′mən] n. [ME < L: see DAEMON] 1. DAEMON (senses 1 & 2) 2. a devil; evil spirit 3. a person or thing regarded as evil, cruel, etc. [the demon of jealousy] 4. a) a person w …

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  • 12demon — c.1200, from L. daemon spirit, from Gk. daimon deity, divine power; lesser god; guiding spirit, tutelary deity (sometimes including souls of the dead); one s genius, lot, or fortune; from PIE *dai mon divider, provider (of fortunes or destinies) …

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  • 13demon — dèmōn m <G demóna> DEFINICIJA 1. mit. u antičko doba, bog, božica, božanstvo, posrednik između ljudi i viših bogova 2. dobar ili zao genij, za kojeg se smatra da je povezan sa sudbinom jednog čovjeka, grada, države i sl. [Sokratov demon] 3 …

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  • 14demon — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 8}}rz. mos IIIa a. mż I, Mc. demonnie {{/stl 8}}{{stl 20}} {{/stl 20}}{{stl 12}}1. {{/stl 12}}{{stl 7}} w dawnych wierzeniach ludowych: istota nadprzyrodzona o cechach na wpół boskich i na wpół ludzkich, groźna lub (rzadziej)… …

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  • 15demon — ► NOUN 1) an evil spirit or devil. 2) often humorous an evil or destructive person or thing. 3) (before another noun ) forceful or skilful: a demon cook. ORIGIN Greek daim n deity, spirit …

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  • 16Demon — Demon, Schwestersohn des Redners Demosthenes: bewirkte, an der Spitze der athenischen Staatsverwaltung, 323 v. Chr., die Zurückberufung seines Oheims aus der Verbannung …

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  • 17demon. — demon. abbr. demonstrative. * * * …

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  • 18Demon — • In Scripture and in Catholic theology this word has come to mean much the same as devil and denotes one of the evil spirits or fallen angels Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …

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  • 19DEMON — Grammaticus, quem laudat auctor Scholiorum, in Aristophanis Ranas, in explicatione proverbii, Iovis Corinthus …

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  • 20dèmōn — m 〈G demóna〉 1. {{001f}}mit. u antičko doba, bog, božica, božanstvo, posrednik između ljudi i viših bogova 2. {{001f}}dobar ili zao genij, za kojeg se smatra da je povezan sa sudbinom jednog čovjeka, grada, države i sl. [Sokratov ∼] 3. {{001f}}a …

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