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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Daemon \D[ae]"mon\, n., Daemonic \D[ae]*mon"ic\, a.
     See {Demon}, {Demonic}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Demon \De"mon\, n. [F. d['e]mon, L. daemon a spirit, an evil
     spirit, fr. Gr. dai`mwn a divinity; of uncertain origin.]
     1. (Gr. Antiq.) A spirit, or immaterial being, holding a
        middle place between men and deities in pagan mythology.
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              The demon kind is of an intermediate nature between
              the divine and the human.             --Sydenham.
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     2. One's genius; a tutelary spirit or internal voice; as, the
        demon of Socrates. [Often written {d[ae]mon}.]
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     3. An evil spirit; a devil.
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              That same demon that hath gulled thee thus. --Shak.
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