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   Demon (?), n. [F. démon, L. daemon a spirit, an evil spirit, fr. Gr. δαίμων 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 dæmon.]
   
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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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