Meanings
plural cacodemons · alternative cacodaemon · alternative cacodæmon · alternative kakodæmon · alternative kakodaimon
- An evil or malevolent spirit.
- The twelfth astrological House, from which only evil prognostics are alleged to proceed.
Synonyms & antonyms
antonym(s) of “malevolent spirit”
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekκακοδαίμων“ill-starred”
- Englishcacodemon
From Ancient Greek κακοδαίμων (kakodaímōn, “ill-starred”, from κακός (kakós, “bad”) + δαίμων (daímōn, “genius, divinity”)). By surface analysis, caco- + demon.
More words from Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian зъл дух
- зъл дух (zăl duh)evil or malevolent spirit
Chinese Mandarin 邪靈 /邪灵
- 邪靈 /邪灵 (xiélíng)evil or malevolent spirit
Dutch cacodemon
- cacodemonevil or malevolent spirit
Estonian kakodeemon
- kakodeemonevil or malevolent spirit
Finnish pahantahtoinen henki, kakodemoni
- pahantahtoinen henkievil or malevolent spirit
- kakodemonievil or malevolent spirit
French cacodémon
- cacodémonevil or malevolent spirit
German Kakodämon
- Kakodämonevil or malevolent spirit
Hungarian kakodémon
- kakodémonevil or malevolent spirit
Italian cacodemone
- cacodemoneevil or malevolent spirit
Māori aparangi
- aparangievil or malevolent spirit
Polish kakodemon
- kakodemonevil or malevolent spirit
Portuguese cacodemônio, cacodemónio
- cacodemônioevil or malevolent spirit
- cacodemónioevil or malevolent spirit
Russian какоде́мон
- какоде́мон (kakodémon)evil or malevolent spirit
Spanish cacodemonio
- cacodemonioevil or malevolent spirit
Cite this entry
cacodemon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cacodemon
“cacodemon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cacodemon. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cacodemon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cacodemon.
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