κακοδαίμων

Ancient Greek

adj-3rd
Definitions
  • having or being possessed by an evil genius/spirit.
  • ill-starred, wretched
  • (substantive) an evil genius

Etymology

Affix from Ancient Greek κᾰκός (bad, evil) + Ancient Greek δαίμων (god, divine power, goddess, dispenser, protective spirit, guardian spirit, genius, a god, demon, tutelary deity, destiny, deity, spirit).

Origin

Ancient Greek

δαίμων

Gloss

god, divine power, goddess, dispenser, protective spirit, guardian spirit, genius, a god, demon, tutelary deity, destiny, deity, spirit

Concept
Semantic Field

Religion and belief

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

神

Emoji
⛩️ ⛪️ 🕋 🕌 🕍 🤲

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