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单词 eudemon
释义

eudemon

or eu·dae·mon

[ yoo-dee-muhn ]
/ yuˈdi mən /

noun

a good or benevolent demon or spirit.

Origin of eudemon

1620–30; <Greek eudaímōn blessed with a good genius, fortunate, happy, equivalent to eu-eu- + daímōn destiny, fortune, lot; see demon

Words nearby eudemon

Euclidean space, eucrasia, eucrite, eucryphia, eucryptite, eudemon, eudemonia, eudemonic, eudemonics, eudemonism, eudiaphoresis
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Example sentences from the Web for eudemon

  • Eudemon perceived him first, and calling Gargantua said, Sir, come and see Absalom hanging.

    Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete.|Francois Rabelais
  • Gargantua, a man of fifty-five, is introduced to Eudemon, a boy of twelve.

    History of Education|Levi Seeley
  • The devils have passed there, said Eudemon, to carry away the damned souls.

    Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete.|Francois Rabelais

British Dictionary definitions for eudemon

eudemon

eudaemon

/ (juːˈdiːmən) /

noun

a benevolent spirit or demon

Word Origin for eudemon

C17: from Greek eudaimōn, from eu- + daimōn in-dwelling spirit; see demon
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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