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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.
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Michael Barone, Orange County Register, 14 Feb. 2024
Michael Barone, Orange County Register, 14 Feb. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for daimon
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The incubator has access to a variety of valuable entrepreneurial finance resources, including government grants, state funding programs, and angel investors.—
Jon Stojan,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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Pieces on view included a curving white bouquet beside a marble angel sculpture, a floral tower next to a vintage evening gown, and a colorful arrangement inside a red shoe mirroring a painting of a shoe shiner.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 Apr. 2025
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The transformation is complete, and there's no putting this genie back in the bottle.—
Allen Adamson,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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The rapper was joined by Peyton Manning for the beer brand's 2024 Super Bowl ad, which saw a new genie get released from the bottle.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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The before-and-after pictures still astound: a skeletal wraith on the left, a rosy-cheeked child on the right.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
27 May 2015
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Agatha is also being pursued by her ex, Rio Vidal (Aubrey Plaza), a powerful green witch, as well as the Salem Seven, vengeful wraiths of Agatha's first coven.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
24 Dec. 2024
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Poltergeists, jinn, and the Ghost of Christmas Past all count as metaphysical entities.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
13 Dec. 2024
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The jinni has kept the woman locked in a glass chest, deep in the sea, but that hasn’t stopped her from sleeping with ninety-eight other men.—
Yasmine Al-Sayyad,
The New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2022
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Sony’s 360 Spatial Sound Mapping algorithm, which can create a phantom 5.1.4 system or higher from just four speakers, inspired vivid sonic immersion.—
Ryan Waniata,
Wired News,
2 Apr. 2025
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To combat such phantoms, Georgian Dream has passed new legislation that criminalizes assembly and protest.—
Anastasiya Zavyalova,
The Conversation,
28 Mar. 2025
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But before Guillermo leaves for good, Nandor offers him a seat in his coffin, which unexpectedly is revealed to be the secret entrance to the underground crime-fighting lair much to the former familiar's delight and surprise.—
Stacy Lambe,
People.com,
17 Dec. 2024
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The roaming vampire was hanging out in front of the movie theater with his human familiars, all fully armed and ready to throw down for their undead master.—
Eric Berger,
Ars Technica,
22 Mar. 2023
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Will the new pope revive a more conservative approach to the church or stay in the modern spirit of Francis? The coming days will tell.—
Greg Palkot,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Over time, this becomes a powerful language between you and your spirit.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Climate change, Brandt insists, is not some distant specter but a crisis unfolding now, disproportionately affecting those least responsible for it.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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That’s still the specter that lingers in everyone’s mind on this issue.—
Meg Linehan,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Daimon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daimon. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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