daimon

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Recent Examples of daimon 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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Noun
  • By the time Laras is making like Linda Blair, malicious jinn power resisting that of Almighty Allah, the film has already gone down a familiar path of grotesque makeup, stunts and digital FX.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 6 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Reina has made 74 angel investments over the past eight years, including Revolut, Volumetric, Elroy Air, and Speckle.
    Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2025
  • To complete your angel costume, wear a white dress and some sparkly makeup.
    Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The series tells the tale of astronaut Major Tony Nelson (Larry Hagman), who finds a magic bottle with a 2,000-year-old genie (Eden) inside.
    Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Once that genie was out of the bottle, there was no putting it back in.
    The Athletic Colleges staff, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • On his journey, Geralt slices up several soldiers, a giant, ogre-like creature and a ghostly wraith.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025
  • In the footage, Geralt approaches the domain of a wraith and battles the skeletal specter, culminating in a heart-ripping moment.
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • By the time Laras is making like Linda Blair, malicious jinn power resisting that of Almighty Allah, the film has already gone down a familiar path of grotesque makeup, stunts and digital FX.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Poltergeists, jinn, and the Ghost of Christmas Past all count as metaphysical entities.
    Big Think, Big Think, 13 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • In this 2000 film starring Taylor Handley and Mickey Rooney, 17-year-old Pete Riley (Handley) works at the local movie theater, which is rumored to be haunted by a phantom.
    Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Veneziale’s dad is often responsible for picking up items further afield, such as an animated phantom that had been listed on Facebook Marketplace.
    Laura Kiniry, Popular Science, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • By the end of a run, players could have as many as 15 boons which, on top of temporary weapon upgrades, blessings from Moon, familiars, and more, creates a dizzying amount of customization that’s almost impossible to intentionally recreate verbatim on the regular.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
  • The sound of K-pop also hums through the other magical elements of the film, especially HUNTR/X’s weapons and the strange familiars that Rumi and Ji-noo (Ahn Hyo-seop) use to communicate with each other across enemy lines.
    Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • For bones, spirits, and some menacing dolls, here’s where to go for a fright.
    Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The spirit has strong notes of star anise and caraway, with a range of holiday spices.
    Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025

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“Daimon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daimon. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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