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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | evil, devilish being or influence |
| Synonyms: | Satan, archfiend, beast, brute, fiend, goblin, hellion, imp, incubus, little devil, malignant spirit, monster, rascal, rogue, succubus, vampire, villain |
| Antonyms: | angel, god |
| Main Entry: | bloodsucker |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | extortionist |
| Synonyms: | extortioner, freeloader, leech, parasite, sanguisuge, sponge, tick, vampire |
| Main Entry: | phantasma |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ghost |
| Synonyms: | apparition, appearance, banshee, bogey, bogeyman, bogle, daemon, demon, devil, eidolon, ethereal being, haunt, incorporeal being, kelpie, manes, phantasm, phantom, poltergeist, revenant, shade, shadow, soul, specter, spirit, spook, vampire, vision, visitant, visitor, wraith, zombie* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | visitant |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ghost |
| Synonyms: | apparition, appearance, banshee, bogey, bogeyman, bogle, daemon, demon, devil, eidolon, ethereal being, haunt, incorporeal being, kelpie, manes, phantasm, phantasma, phantom, poltergeist, revenant, shade, shadow, soul, specter, spirit, spook, vampire, vision, visitor, wraith, zombie* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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| Concept: | Demon. |
| Category: | 2. Mythological and other fabulous deities and powers |
| Synonyms: |
-nouns
demon, demonry, demonology; evil genius, fiend, familiar, daeva, devil; bad spirit, unclean spirit; cacodemon, incubus Eblis, shaitan, succubus and succuba; Frankenstein's monster; Titan, Shedim, Mephistopheles, Asmodeus, Moloch, Belial, Ahriman, fury, harpy; Friar Rush., vampire, ghoul; afreet, barghest, Loki; ogre, ogress; gnome, gin, jinn, imp, deev, lamia; bogie, bogle; nis, kobold, flibbertigibbet, fairy, brownie, pixy, elf, dwarf, urchin; Puck, Robin Goodfellow; leprechaun, Cluricaune, troll, dwerger, sprite, ouphe, bad fairy, nix, nixie, pigwidgeon, will-o'-the wisp., [Supernatural appearance] ghost, revenant, specter, apparition, spirit, shade, shadow, vision; hobglobin; wraith, spook, boggart, banshee, loup-garou, lemures; evil eye., merman, mermaid, merfolk; siren; satyr, faun; manito, manitou, manitu.
-adjectives
supernatural, weird, uncanny, unearthly, spectral; ghostly, ghost-like; elfin, elfish, elflike; fiendish, fiend-like; impish, demoniacal; haunted; pokerish [U.S.]
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