Demon vs. Devon — What's the Difference?

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.

Devon (, also known as Devonshire) is a county of England, reaching from the Bristol Channel in the north to the English Channel in the south. It is part of South West England, bounded by Cornwall to the west, Somerset to the north-east and Dorset to the east.

An evil supernatural being; a devil.

Any of a breed of reddish cattle raised primarily for beef.

A persistently tormenting person, force, or passion

A type of processed meat sausage.

One who is extremely zealous, skillful, or diligent

One of a breed of hardy cattle originating in the country of Devon, England. Those of pure blood have a deep red color. The small, longhorned variety, called North Devons, is distinguished by the superiority of its working oxen.

Variant of daimon.

A county in southwestern England

An evil supernatural spirit.

Red dual-purpose cattle of English origin

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

A false god or idol; a Satanic divinity.

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

A source (especially personified) of great evil or wickedness; a destructive feeling or character flaw.

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

A neutral supernatural spirit.

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

(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.

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

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

Someone with great strength, passion or skill for a particular activity, pursuit etc.; an enthusiast.

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

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

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

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

An evil spirit; a devil.

One of the evil spirits of traditional Jewish and Christian belief

A cruel wicked and inhuman person

Someone extremely diligent or skillful;