demons
Meaning of demons
plural noun
a background process that handles requests for services such as print spooling and file transfers, and is dormant when not required.
1970s: perhaps from d(isk) a(nd) e(xecution) mon(itor) or from de(vice) mon(itor), or a transferred use of demon1.
plural noun- an evil spirit or devil, especially one thought to possess a person or act as a tormentor in hell.
he was possessed by an evil demon
each of the damned souls was guarded by a group of hideous demons
- a forceful or skilful performer of a specified activity.
a friend of mine is a demon cook
- another term for daemon1 (sense 1).
Middle English: from medieval Latin, from Latin daemon, from Greek daimōn ‘deity, genius’; in demon1 (sense 1) also from Latin daemonium ‘lesser or evil spirit’, from Greek daemonion, diminutive of daimōn .
plural noun
variant spelling of daemon2.
plural noun
a police officer.
late 19th century: perhaps from Van Diemen 's Land, an early name for Tasmania, or based on dee (slang term for detective ) + man.
Information about demons
- It is a name.
- The singular form of demons is: demon.
- Languages in which demons is used:
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Hyphenation of demons
demons
- It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
- demons is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
demons synonyms
Meaning (in Christian and Jewish belief) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan:
Meaning an evil spirit or demon:
Meaning a malevolent spirit or person:
Meaning a male demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women:
Meaning a female demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping men:
Meaning a demon in the form of a dog:
Meaning (in Arabian and Muslim mythology) a powerful jinn or demon:
Meaning (in Hindu mythology) a malignant demon:
Meaning exceptional intellectual or creative power or other natural ability:
Meaning a person who is very skilled in a particular field or activity:
Meaning a person who is very knowledgeable about or skilful in a particular area:
Meaning a man who has people working for him, especially servants or slaves:
Meaning a person who is skilled or proficient at something:
Meaning a person highly skilled in music or another artistic pursuit:
Meaning a distinguished conductor or performer of classical music:
Meaning a wonderful or astonishing person or thing:
Meaning a young person with exceptional qualities or abilities:
Meaning a fixed luminous point in the night sky which is a large, remote incandescent body like the sun:
Meaning a person who achieves great success when relatively young:
Meaning an important or exceptionally able person:
Meaning a whistling or buzzing sound made by something moving fast through the air:
Meaning a yellowish-beige colour:
Meaning a person skilled in the Japanese art of ninjutsu:
Meaning a professional, especially in sport:
Meaning a person who excels at a particular sport or other activity:
Meaning an expert or connoisseur:
Meaning an exceptionally good person or thing:
Meaning a person who is proficient:
demons antonyms
Meaning a spiritual being believed to act as an attendant, agent, or messenger of God, conventionally represented in human form with wings and a long robe:
Meaning a person who engages in a pursuit, especially a sport, on an unpaid rather than a professional basis:
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