Definition of Deon
Demon, or Daimon, a name which Socrates gave to an inner divine
instinct which corresponds to one's destiny, and guides him in the way he
should go to fulfil it, and is more or less potent in a man according to
his purity of soul.
- Wikipedia
De"mon (?), n. [F. démon,
L. daemon a spirit, an evil spirit, fr. Gr. &?; a divinity; of
uncertain origin.] 1. (Gr. Antiq.) A
spirit, or immaterial being, holding a middle place between men and
deities in pagan mythology.
The demon kind is of an intermediate nature
between the divine and the human. Sydenham.
2. One's genius; a tutelary spirit or
internal voice; as, the demon of Socrates. [Often
written dæmon.]
3. An evil spirit; a devil.
That same demon that hath gulled thee
thus. Shak.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- an evil spirit
- the devil; Satan; Lucifer; the Light-Bearer
- any of the fallen angels who serve Satan
- a foible; a flaw in a person's character
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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