Cacodemon

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cacodemon \Cac`o*de"mon\, n. [Gr. ??????????; kako`s bad +
     ?????? demon: cf. F. cacod['e]mon.]
     1. An evil spirit; a devil or demon. --Shak.
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     2. (Med.) The nightmare. --Dunaglison.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cacodemon
       n : an evil spirit [syn: {cacodaemon}] [ant: {eudemon}]