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Archdemon vs. Demon — What's the Difference?

Archdemon vs. Demon — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Archdemon and Demon

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Archdemon

In some occult and similar writings, an archdemon (also spelled archdaemon) is a spiritual entity, prominent in the infernal hierarchy as a leader of demons. Essentially, the archdemons are the evil counterparts of the archangels.

Demon

A demon is a supernatural being, typically associated with evil, prevalent historically in religion, occultism, literature, fiction, mythology, and folklore; as well as in media such as comics, video games, movies, anime, and television series. In Ancient Near Eastern religions and in the Abrahamic traditions, including ancient and medieval Christian demonology, a demon is considered a harmful spiritual entity which may cause demonic possession, calling for an exorcism.

Archdemon

(religion) A chief demon; an archdevil.

Demon

An evil supernatural being; a devil.

Demon

A persistently tormenting person, force, or passion
The demon of drug addiction.
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Demon

One who is extremely zealous, skillful, or diligent
Worked away like a demon.
A real demon at math.

Demon

Variant of daimon.

Demon

An evil supernatural spirit.

Demon

An evil spirit resident in or working for Hell; a devil.

Demon

A false god or idol; a Satanic divinity.

Demon

A very wicked or malevolent person; also in weakened sense a mischievous person, especially a child.

Demon

A source (especially personified) of great evil or wickedness; a destructive feeling or character flaw.
The demon of stupidity haunts me whenever I open my mouth.

Demon

(in plural) A person's fears or anxieties.

Demon

A neutral supernatural spirit.

Demon

A person's inner spirit or genius; a guiding or creative impulse.

Demon

(Greek mythology) A tutelary deity or spirit intermediate between the major Olympian gods and mankind, especially a deified hero or the entity which supposedly guided Socrates, telling him what not to do.

Demon

A spirit not considered to be inherently evil; a (non-Christian) deity or supernatural being.

Demon

A hypothetical entity with special abilities postulated for the sake of a thought experiment in philosophy or physics.

Demon

Someone with great strength, passion or skill for a particular activity, pursuit etc.; an enthusiast.
He’s a demon at the card tables.

Demon

(card games) A type of patience or solitaire (card game) played in the UK and/or US.

Demon

Any of various hesperiid butterflies of the genera Notocrypta and Udaspes.

Demon

A spirit, or immaterial being, holding a middle place between men and deities in pagan mythology.
The demon kind is of an intermediate nature between the divine and the human.

Demon

One's genius; a tutelary spirit or internal voice; as, the demon of Socrates.

Demon

An evil spirit; a devil.
That same demon that hath gulled thee thus.

Demon

One of the evil spirits of traditional Jewish and Christian belief

Demon

A cruel wicked and inhuman person

Demon

Someone extremely diligent or skillful;
He worked like a demon to finish the job on time
She's a demon at math

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