daimon

noun

Definition of daimonnext
as in angel

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  1. angel
  2. genie
  3. wraith
  4. familiar
  5. spirit
  6. phantom
  7. specter
  8. jinni
Noun
  • And into this bleak landscape marches the blue-haired angel, Gabriel.
    — Josh Fox, IndieWire, 17 July 2026
  • Notably, the Euphoria actress turned heads in an ethereal white gown complete with massive angel wings at the New York City premiere of The Odyssey on July 14.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 17 July 2026
Definition of angel
Noun
  • That the oddsmaking genie is already out of the bottle is no reason to be handing out uniforms to gambling addicts.
    — Steve Buckley, New York Times, 27 June 2026
  • Like genies, the sky's the limit for making your holiday wishes come true.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 June 2026
Definition of genie
Noun
  • The score by Joseph Bishara is shivery with chorales that moan like wraiths in the wind.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Pilots can see bad weather lurking in the distance hours before takeoff, glowing like a wraith on their digital maps.
    — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Definition of wraith
Noun
  • Cats make wonderful friends and, for the witchy folks among us, maybe even familiars.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025
  • The cast also includes franchise familiars Courteney Cox, Scott Foley, Mason Gooding, and Jasmin Savoy Brown.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Definition of familiar
Noun
  • Timothée Chalamet, who has established a penchant for outré themed courtside outfits to cheer on his beloved New York Knicks, transferred his spirit to root for his other team France.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 15 July 2026
  • Lestat has hired the witch Merrick Mayfair (Sarah Afful) to commune with Claudia’s spirit so that Louis can properly say good-bye to their dead sister-daughter.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 July 2026
Definition of spirit
Noun
  • That’s the £312 million phantom.
    — Maman Ibrahim, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
  • Such a designation, evidently, would save agents from wasting time chasing phantoms.
    — Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
Definition of phantom
Noun
  • But while that proposal is off the table, the specter of mining near the refuge remains.
    — Drew Kann, AJC.com, 20 July 2026
  • As the second half of extra-time began and the specter of a shootout loomed, up stepped Ferrán Torres, someone who couldn’t have deserved it more.
    — Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Definition of specter
Noun
  • But as the djinn becomes embodied, the delicate balance between the real and the supernatural starts to falter.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 18 June 2026
  • In the centuries-old Cape Town Muslim community of my childhood, none of this was particularly unusual; older people spoke freely about ghosts or jinn, counseling us to take precautions of prayers, salt, incense, to limit our interaction with them.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025
Definition of jinni
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