Daemon \D[ae]"mon\, n., Daemonic \D[ae]*mon"ic\, a.
   See Demon, Demonic.
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Demon \De"mon\, n. [F. d['e]mon, L. daemon a spirit, an evil
   spirit, fr. Gr. dai`mwn a divinity; of uncertain origin.]
   1. (Gr. Antiq.) A spirit, or immaterial being, holding a
      middle place between men and deities in pagan mythology.
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            The demon kind is of an intermediate nature between
            the divine and the human.             --Sydenham.
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   2. One's genius; a tutelary spirit or internal voice; as, the
      demon of Socrates. [Often written d[ae]mon.]
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   3. An evil spirit; a devil.
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            That same demon that hath gulled thee thus. --Shak.
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DAEMON
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Daemon
   the Greek form, rendered "devil" in the Authorized Version of
   the New Testament. Daemons are spoken of as spiritual beings
   (Matt. 8:16; 10:1; 12:43-45) at enmity with God, and as having a
   certain power over man (James 2:19; Rev. 16:14). They recognize
   our Lord as the Son of God (Matt. 8:20; Luke 4:41). They belong
   to the number of those angels that "kept not their first
   estate," "unclean spirits," "fallen angels," the angels of the
   devil (Matt. 25:41; Rev. 12:7-9). They are the "principalities
   and powers" against which we must "wrestle" (Eph. 6:12).