demon

«demon» in Mova's school dictionary: an evil spirit; Christians believe demons are fallen… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a demon, demons)

meaning for a pupil

1) (church, Bible) A demon is an evil spirit; Christians believe demons are fallen angels who oppose God. tree →

2) In myths, legends and games, a demon is a wicked monster or spirit. tree →

3) (informal) A demon is a person who does something with great energy or skill: a demon at chess. tree →

4) Demons can also mean a person's inner troubles or bad memories. tree →

sense in the lessons

In Bible stories, Jesus drives demons out of people; in religious education, beliefs about demons are said as «Christians believe» or «some people believe». In fantasy stories and video games, demons are monsters. In everyday talk, «a speed demon» drives very fast, and «fighting your demons» means battling worries or bad habits.

examples

• In the Bible, Jesus cast out demons. tree →
• Christians believe demons are fallen angels. tree →
• The hero fought a fire demon in the video game. tree →
• My little sister is a demon at chess! tree →
• Grandad called the fast driver a speed demon. tree →
• He spoke about the demons he faced after the war. tree →
• I am no demon or fairy. tree →

note

Countable: demons. Adjective: demonic. Similar: devil, fiend. The Greek «daimon» once meant a spirit that could be good or bad.

In the corpora

• Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto demons,

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «demon» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.