daimon

noun

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Recent Examples of daimon Before answering the question, note that the word in question is not demonic, from the Greek word daimon, meaning a deity (remember that the Greek gods were notoriously jealous and greedy), but demotic, from the Greek word demos, meaning the people — the same root as democratic. — Michael Barone, Orange County Register, 14 Feb. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for daimon
  1. angel
  2. genie
  3. wraith
  4. jinni
  5. phantom
  6. familiar
  7. spirit
  8. specter
Noun
  • Unlike Silicon Valley, New York lacked a deep pool of experienced angel investors in 2017–2018.
    — Christer Holloman, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
  • The latter will be completed by Alexia Laroche-Joubert, the boss of Banijay France; filmmaker-producer Julie Gayet; business angel and founder of Allociné Jean-David Blanc; and journalist Éric Libiot.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of angel
Noun
  • Instead of a futile effort to keep this genie bottled up, the government and the industry should be preparing our society for the sweeping changes that are soon to come.
    — Zeynep Tufekci, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2025
  • In 2001, Eden gave PEOPLE an exclusive home tour, which included her collection of genie bottles.
    — Rachel Flynn, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
Definition of genie
Noun
  • The before-and-after pictures still astound: a skeletal wraith on the left, a rosy-cheeked child on the right.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 27 May 2015
  • Agatha is also being pursued by her ex, Rio Vidal (Aubrey Plaza), a powerful green witch, as well as the Salem Seven, vengeful wraiths of Agatha's first coven.
    — Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of wraith
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  • The jinni has kept the woman locked in a glass chest, deep in the sea, but that hasn’t stopped her from sleeping with ninety-eight other men.
    — Yasmine Al-Sayyad, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2022
  • Traditionally, jinn aren't seen as good or evil, and that moral ambiguity carries over to the series.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 23 June 2019
Definition of jinni
Noun
  • Whatever phantom is chasing him is a persistent one, the show teasing the events that drove him away from his job repeatedly through the pilot.
    — Ayan Artan, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2025
  • The sonic phantoms that have long plagued The View have finally wafted over to terrorize the set of Live With Kelly and Mark.
    — EW.com, EW.com, 18 Feb. 2025
Definition of phantom
Noun
  • But before Guillermo leaves for good, Nandor offers him a seat in his coffin, which unexpectedly is revealed to be the secret entrance to the underground crime-fighting lair much to the former familiar's delight and surprise.
    — Stacy Lambe, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The roaming vampire was hanging out in front of the movie theater with his human familiars, all fully armed and ready to throw down for their undead master.
    — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 22 Mar. 2023
Definition of familiar
Noun
  • Smells like teen spirit As bloody and grim as Greek myths have always been, Santa Monica Studio established even darker trappings with 2005’s God of War.
    — Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2025
  • But that resilience and spirit are certainly being tested, with the Heat’s last win coming nearly three weeks ago on March 3 in a home victory over the Washington Wizards.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
Definition of spirit
Noun
  • This has prompted advocates to suggest the specter of violence is being used as a pretext for violating civil rights.
    — David Noriega, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Ontario Premier Doug Ford even threatened to slap a surcharge on or even pull the plug on electricity sent to three US states, raising the specter of power bill spikes or even blackouts.
    — Matt Egan, CNN, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of specter

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