| Main Entry: | demon |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | evil, devilish being or influence |
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Satan, archfiend, beast, brute, fiend, goblin, hellion, imp, incubus, little devil, malignant spirit, monster, rascal, rogue, succubus, vampire, villain |
Antonyms: |
angel, god |
| Concept: | Demon. |
| Category: | 2. Mythological and other fabulous deities and powers |
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-nouns
demon, demonry, demonology; evil genius, fiend, familiar, daeva, devil; bad spirit, unclean spirit; cacodemon, incubus Eblis, shaitan, succubus and succuba; Frankenstein's monster; Titan, Shedim, Mephistopheles, Asmodeus, Moloch, Belial, Ahriman, fury, harpy; Friar Rush., vampire, ghoul; afreet, barghest, Loki; ogre, ogress; gnome, gin, jinn, imp, deev, lamia; bogie, bogle; nis, kobold, flibbertigibbet, fairy, brownie, pixy, elf, dwarf, urchin; Puck, Robin Goodfellow; leprechaun, Cluricaune, troll, dwerger, sprite, ouphe, bad fairy, nix, nixie, pigwidgeon, will-o'-the wisp., [Supernatural appearance] ghost, revenant, specter, apparition, spirit, shade, shadow, vision; hobglobin; wraith, spook, boggart, banshee, loup-garou, lemures; evil eye., merman, mermaid, merfolk; siren; satyr, faun; manito, manitou, manitu.
-adjectives
supernatural, weird, uncanny, unearthly, spectral; ghostly, ghost-like; elfin, elfish, elflike; fiendish, fiend-like; impish, demoniacal; haunted; pokerish [U.S.]
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| Main Entry: | fanatic |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person overenthusiastic about an interest |
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activist, addict, bigot, bug*, crank, crazy, demon, devotee, enthusiast, extremist, fiend*, fool, freak, maniac, militant, monomaniac, nut*, radical, ultraist, visionary, zealot |
| Main Entry: | fiend |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dastardly person |
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Mephistopheles, Satan, barbarian, beast, brute, degenerate, demon, devil, diablo, evil spirit, hellion, imp, little devil, monster, ogre, savage, serpent, troll |
Antonyms: |
angel, friend |
| Main Entry: | genie |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mythical being |
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demon, djinni, jinnee, jinni, spirit, wizard |
| Main Entry: | ghost |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | spirit of the dead |
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apparition, appearance, banshee, daemon, demon, devil, eidolon, ethereal being, haunt, incorporeal being, kelpie, manes, phantasm, phantom, poltergeist, revenant, shade, shadow, soul, specter, spook, vampire, vision, visitor, wraith, zombie |
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being, entity |
| Main Entry: | goblin |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | elf |
Synonyms: |
bogeyman, brownie, demon, fiend, gnome, gremlin, imp, kobold, nixie, pixie, spirit, sprite |
| Main Entry: | god |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | supernatural being worshipped by people |
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Absolute Being, All Knowing, All Powerful, Allah, Almighty, Creator, Divine Being, Father, God, Holy Spirit, Infinite Spirit, Jah, Jehovah, King of Kings, Lord, Maker, Yahweh, daemon, deity, demigod, demon, divinity, holiness, idol, master, numen, omnipotent, power, prime mover, providence, soul, spirit, totem, tutelary, universal life force, world spirit |
| Main Entry: | hellion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | troublemaker |
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agent provocateur, agitator, demon, evildoer, firebrand, heel, incendiary, inciter, inflamer, instigator, loose cannon, mischief-maker, punk*, rabble-rouser, rascal, recreant, rogue, rowdy*, smart aleck, wise guy |
| Main Entry: | imp |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mischievous child, small person |
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brat, demon, devil, deviling, devilkin, elf, fiend, gamin, gnome, gremlin, hellion, minx, pixie, puck, rascal, rogue, scamp, sprite, troll, tyke, urchin, villain |