demon

Roget-categorie 980

6. Words relating to the sentient and moral
› 6.5. Religious affections
›› 6.5.1. Superhuman beings and regions

#980. Demon

zelfstandig naamwoord

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.

bijvoeglijk naamwoord

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.

bijwoord

demonically.

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