Demon vs. Ghoul — 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.

Ghoul (Arabic: غول‎, ghūl) is a demon-like being or monstrous humanoid originating in pre-Islamic Arabian religion, associated with graveyards and consuming human flesh. In modern fiction, the term has often been used for a certain kind of undead monster.

An evil supernatural being; a devil.

An evil spirit or phantom, especially one supposed to rob graves and feed on dead bodies.

A persistently tormenting person, force, or passion

A person morbidly interested in death or disaster.

One who is extremely zealous, skillful, or diligent

An evil spirit or demon in Muslim folklore believed to plunder graves and feed on corpses.

Variant of daimon.

In popular folklore, an undead or subhuman being, especially one that eats human flesh.

An evil supernatural spirit.

A grave robber.

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

One who delights in the revolting, morbid, or loathsome.

A false god or idol; a Satanic divinity.

A demon said to feed on corpses.

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

A graverobber.

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

A person with an undue interest in death and corpses, or more generally in things that are revolting and repulsive.

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

A person with a callous or uncaring attitude to human life and suffering, particularly when prioritizing economic concerns.

A neutral supernatural spirit.

An imaginary evil being among Eastern nations, which was supposed to feed upon human bodies.

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

Someone who takes bodies from graves and sells them for anatomical dissection

(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.

An evil spirit or ghost

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;