as in demon
an evil spirit
he'd often wrestle with his conscience, but inevitably the cacodemons would win
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Recent Examples of cacodemon
Fat and floaty cacodemons vomit onto the streets, turning the pavement to rubble.
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Matthew Gault, Time, 21 Jan. 2020
Matthew Gault, Time, 21 Jan. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cacodemon
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Audiard long had imagined an internal struggle within Emilia between man and woman, demon and angel.Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2025
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Off to Buffalo: Will the last demon exorcised from Empower Field please turn out the lights?Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 5 Jan. 2025
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There will be more hiking through desolate, wide-open spaces, more ghosts, and, of course, more unhinged metamodern storytelling.Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
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Located on a former plantation, there are stories about the ghosts of enslaved people frequenting the area around the oak, contributing to its spiritual atmosphere.Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2025
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John David is Boy Willie, a complex role fueled by all the ghosts and ghouls of American history that are offered up by Wilson in the play.Zac Ntim, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2024
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Here's how the weather will affect the goblins, ghosts and ghouls in your neighborhood on Halloween evening: The nation's two soggiest spots on Halloween − Thursday − will likely be in portions of the central U.S. and the much of the Northwest.Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2024
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Count Von Count Count Von Count is a friendly vampire who enjoys counting anything and everything in sight, from bats to sheep.Casey Clark, Parents, 16 Jan. 2025
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The date was January 11, 1972, and Darren McGavin debuted as Carl Kolchak, an investigative reporter who, in this instance, suspected that a serial killer in the Las Vegas area was actually a vampire.Marc Berman, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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And there are folk devils being made all around us, so maybe another Nosferatu adaptation is more necessary than ever.Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2024
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Well of Radiance-using devil Exo as my big pull who is yes, better than all my other characters instantly.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Cacodemon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cacodemon. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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