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Demon

A spirit, or immaterial being, holding a middle place between men and deities in pagan mythology.

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Broader term 3

Actor 76% connected

One who acts, or takes part in any affair; a doer.

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Doer 76% connected

One who does; one performs or executes; one who is wont and ready to act; an actor; an agent.

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Worker 76% connected

One who, or that which, works; a laborer; a performer; as, a worker in brass.

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Narrower term 4

Demoniac 76% connected

Alt. of Demoniacal

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Incubus 76% connected

A demon; a fiend; a lascivious spirit, supposed to have sexual intercourse with women by night.

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Succuba 76% connected

A female demon or fiend. See Succubus.

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Succubus 76% connected

A demon or fiend; especially, a lascivious spirit supposed to have sexual intercourse with the men by night; a succuba. Cf. Incubus.

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Derivationally related 4

Demoniac 74% connected

Alt. of Demoniacal

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Demoniac 74% connected

Alt. of Demoniacal

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Monstrous 74% connected

Marvelous; strange.

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Monstrous 74% connected

Marvelous; strange.

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Synonym 5

Daemon 92% connected

Alt. of Daemonic

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Devil 92% connected

The Evil One; Satan, represented as the tempter and spiritual of mankind.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Fiend 92% connected

An implacable or malicious foe; one who is diabolically wicked or cruel; an infernal being; -- applied specifically to the devil or a demon.

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Monster 92% connected

Something of unnatural size, shape, or quality; a prodigy; an enormity; a marvel.

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Ogre 92% connected

An imaginary monster, or hideous giant of fairy tales, who lived on human beings; hence, any frightful giant; a cruel monster.

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