Demon
31démon — tudi demón a m (ẹ̑; ọ̑) 1. mitol. duh, ki odločilno vpliva na človekovo življenje in usodo: častiti demone; zli demon; vera v demone; pren., ekspr. bila je njegov demon // v krščanstvu hudič, satan: borba angelov z demoni 2. knjiž. močna,… …
32Demon — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Demon >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 demon demon demonry demonology Sgm: N 1 evil genius evil genius fiend familiar daeva devil Sgm: N 1 bad spirit bad spirit unclean spirit …
33demon — UK [ˈdiːmən] / US [ˈdɪmən] noun Word forms demon : singular demon plural demons 1) [countable] an evil spirit 2) demons [plural] things that worry someone or make them unhappy inner demons: He was still wrestling with his inner demons. 3)… …
34demon — de|mon [ˈdi:mən] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Late Latin; Origin: daemon evil spirit , from Greek daimon] 1.) an evil ↑spirit or force ▪ He was speeding down the motorway as if pursued by a demon. 2.) [usually plural] something that makes you anxious… …
35demon — or daemon noun Etymology: Middle English demon, from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin daemon evil spirit, from Latin, divinity, spirit, from Greek daimōn, probably from daiesthai to distribute more at tide Date: 13th century 1. a. an evil spirit …
36demon — noun /ˈdiː.mən/ a) An evil spirit. The demon of stupidity haunts me whenever I open my mouth. b) A fallen angel or Satanic divinity; a false god. He’s a demon at the card tables. See Also: demonic …
37demon — de|mon [ dimən ] noun 1. ) count an evil spirit 2. ) de|mons plural things that worry someone or make them unhappy: inner demons: He was still wrestling with his inner demons. 3. ) count someone who is extremely good at something: She s a demon… …
38demon — [14] English acquired this word from Latin in two forms, classical Latin daemōn and medieval Latin dēmōn, which were once used fairly interchangeably for ‘evil spirit’ but have now split apart. Demon retains the sense ‘evil spirit’, but this was… …
39demon — demon1 noun 1》 an evil spirit or devil. ↘often humorous an evil or destructive person or thing: I was a little demon, I can tell you. 2》 [as modifier] denoting a person forceful or skilful in a specified role: a demon cook. 3》 another term… …
40demon — noun (C) 1 an evil spirit 2 humorous someone who is very good at a game, especially cards: Pete is a demon poker player. 3 the demon drink humorous alcoholic drink compare daemon …
