Meanings
nouncacodaemon (plural cacodaemons)
plural cacodaemons · alternative cacodemon · alternative cacodæmon
- A wicked or malevolent spirit as opposed to agathodemon (a good spirit).
- Twelfth astrological House, from which only evil prognostics are alleged to proceed.
- obsoleteA nightmare.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Ancient Greekκακοδαίμων
- Englishcacodaemon
From Ancient Greek κακοδαίμων (kakodaímōn), from κακός (kakós, “bad, evil”) and δαίμων (daímōn, “divinity, genius”).
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APA
cacodaemon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cacodaemon
MLA
“cacodaemon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cacodaemon. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cacodaemon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cacodaemon.
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