demon
Roget category 980
6. Words relating to the sentient and moral› 6.5. Religious affections
›› 6.5.1. Superhuman beings and regions
#980.
Demon
noun
demon,
daemon,
demonry†,
demonology —
evil genius,
fiend,
familiar,
daeva†,
devil —
bad spirit,
unclean spirit —
cacodemon†,
incubus,
Eblis,
shaitan†,
succubus,
succuba —
Frankenstein's monster —
Titan,
Shedim,
Mephistopheles,
Asmodeus†,
Moloch,
Belial,
Ahriman† —
fury,
harpy —
Friar Rush.
vampire,
ghoul —
afreet†,
barghest†,
Loki —
ogre,
ogress —
gnome,
gin,
jinn,
imp,
deev†,
lamia† —
bogie,
bogeyman,
bogle† —
nis†,
kobold†,
flibbertigibbet,
fairy,
brownie,
pixy,
elf,
dwarf,
urchin —
Puck,
Robin Goodfellow —
leprechaun,
Cluricaune†,
troll,
dwerger†,
sprite,
ouphe†,
bad fairy,
nix,
nixie,
pigwidgeon†,
will-o'-the wisp.
[Supernatural appearance]
ghost,
revenant,
specter,
apparition,
spirit,
shade,
shadow,
vision —
hobglobin,
goblin,
orc —
wraith,
spook,
boggart†,
banshee,
loup-garou [Fr.],
lemures† —
evil eye.
merman,
mermaid,
merfolk† —
siren —
satyr,
faun —
manito†,
manitou,
manitu.
possession,
demonic possession,
diabolic possession —
insanity
etc.
503.
[in jest, in science]
Maxwell's demon.
[person possessed by a demon]
demoniac.
adjective
demonic,
demonical,
impish,
demoniacal —
fiendish,
fiend-like —
supernatural,
weird,
uncanny,
unearthly,
spectral —
ghostly,
ghost-like —
elfin,
elvin†,
elfish,
elflike† —
haunted —
pokerish [U.S.].
possessed,
possessed by a devil,
possessed by a demon.
adverb
demonically.
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