daimon

noun

dai·​mon ˈdī-ˌmōn 

plural daimones ˈdī-mə-ˌnēz  or daimons

1

: demon sense 2

2

: demon sense 3

daimonic

dī-ˈmä-nik 

adjective

Examples of daimon in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Before answering the question, note that the word in question is not demonic, from the Greek word daimon, meaning a deity (remember that the Greek gods were notoriously jealous and greedy), but demotic, from the Greek word demos, meaning the people — the same root as democratic. —Michael Barone, Orange County Register, 14 Feb. 2024

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Greek daímōn — more at demon

First Known Use

1769, in the meaning defined at sense 1