Cacodaemon

/ˌkækoʊˈdiːmən/ noun

Definition

An evil spirit or malevolent demon in classical and medieval belief systems.

Etymology

From Greek 'kakos' (bad) + 'daemon' (spirit/divine being). The term was used by classical authors and later adopted by medieval Christian writers to describe demons.

Kelly Says

The ancient Greeks actually distinguished between 'daemons' (which could be good or neutral) and 'cacodaemons' (definitely evil), but Christianity flipped the script—by medieval times, 'daemon' alone usually meant something evil!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ካካኮዳይምን
ka-ka-ko-dai-mon
ARالعربية
كاكودايمون
ka-ka-da-e-mon
BNবাংলা
কাকোদেইমন
ka-ko-dei-mon
CACatalà
cacodaemon
ka-ko-da-e-mon
CSČeština
cacodaemon
ka-ko-da-e-mon
DADansk
cacodaemon
ka-ko-da-e-mon
DEDeutsch
Cacodaemon
ka-ko-da-e-mon
ELΕλληνικά
κακοδαίμων
ka-ko-dai-mon
ESEspañol
cacodaemón
ka-ko-da-e-mon
FAفارسی
کاکودایمون
ka-ko-dai-mon
FISuomi
cacodaemon
ka-ko-da-e-mon
FRFrançais
cacodaémon
ka-ko-da-e-mon
GUGU
કેકોડાયમન
ke-ko-dai-man
HAHA
cacodaemon
ka-ko-da-e-mon
HEעברית
קאקודיימון
ka-ko-dai-mon
HIहिन्दी
कैकोदैमोन
kai-ko-dai-mon
HUMagyar
cacodaemon
ka-ko-da-e-mon
IDBahasa Indonesia
cacodaemon
ka-ko-da-e-mon
IGIG
cacodaemon
ka-ko-da-e-mon
ITItaliano
cacodaemone
ka-ko-da-e-mone
JA日本語
カコダエモン
ka-ko-da-e-mon
KKKK
қақодаймон
qa-qo-dai-mon
KMKM
កាកូដាយមន
ka-a-ko-dai-mon
KO한국어
카코다이몬
ka-ko-dai-mon
MRMR
कॅकोदैमोन
ka-e-ko-dai-mon
MSBahasa Melayu
cacodaemon
ka-ko-da-e-mon
MYမြန်မာ
ကကောဒေမွန်
ka-ka-de-mon
NLNederlands
cacodaemon
ka-ko-da-e-mon
NONorsk
cacodaemon
ka-ko-da-e-mon
PAPA
ਕਾਕੋਡੈਮਨ
ka-a-ko-dai-man
PLPolski
cacodaemon
ka-ko-da-e-mon
PTPortuguês
cacodaemão
ka-ko-da-e-mon
RORomână
cacodaemon
ka-ko-da-e-mon
RUРусский
какодаймон
ka-ko-dai-mon
SVSvenska
cacodaemon
ka-ko-da-e-mon
SWKiswahili
cacodaemon
ka-ko-da-e-mon
TAதமிழ்
காக்கோடைமான்
ka-a-ko-dai-man
TEతెలుగు
కాకోడైమన్
ka-ko-dai-man
THไทย
คาโคดาเอ몬
ka-ko-da-e-mon
TLTL
cacodaemon
ka-ko-da-e-mon
TRTürkçe
kakodaimon
ka-ko-da-imon
UKУкраїнська
какодаймон
ka-ko-dai-mon
URاردو
کاکودایمون
ka-ko-dai-mon
VITiếng Việt
cacodaemon
ka-ko-da-e-mon
YOYO
cacodaemon
ka-ko-da-e-mon
ZH中文
卡科恶魔
ka-ke-e-mo
ZUZU
cacodaemon
ka-ko-da-e-mon

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