Subscriber login


Forgot your password?

Library card login

Other

cacodemon

Pronunciation: /ˌkakə(ʊ)ˈdiːmən/
(also cacodaemon)
Definition of cacodemon

noun

rare
  • a malevolent spirit or person.

Origin:

late 16th century: from Greek kakodaimōn, from kakos 'bad' + daimōn 'spirit'

cacodemon in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of cacodemon in the US English dictionary

Nearby words

  |  Cite

More words in this category

Word of the day

epithalamium

/ ˌɛpɪθəˈleɪmɪəm /
noun
a song or poem celebrating a marriage …