daimon

Examples of daimon in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web 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

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“Daimon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daimon. Accessed 14 Oct. 2024.

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