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PRONUNCIATION OF DAIMONIC

daimonic  [daɪˈmɒnɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DAIMONIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Daimonic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DAIMONIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Daimonic

The idea of the daimonic typically means quite a few things: from befitting a demon and fiendish, to motivated by a spiritual force or genius and inspired. As a psychological term, it has come to represent an elemental force which contains an irrepressible drive towards individuation. As a literary term, it can also mean the dynamic unrest that exists in us all that forces us into the unknown, leading to self-destruction and/or self-discovery.

Definition of daimonic in the English dictionary

The definition of daimonic in the dictionary is of or pertaining to the spirit world.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DAIMONIC


anharmonic
ˌænhɑːˈmɒnɪk
antimnemonic
ˌæntɪnɪˈmɒnɪk
antimonic
ˌæntɪˈmɒnɪk
cinnamic
ˌsɪnəˈmɒnɪk
demonic
dɪˈmɒnɪk
disharmonic
ˌdɪshɑːˈmɒnɪk
dysharmonic
ˌdɪshɑːˈmɒnɪk
enharmonic
ˌɛnhɑːˈmɒnɪk
eudaemonic
ˌjuːdɪˈmɒnɪk
eudemonic
ˌjuːdiːˈmɒnɪk
harmonic
hɑːˈmɒnɪk
hegemonic
ˌhɛɡəˈmɒnɪk
mnemonic
nɪˈmɒnɪk
pandemoniac
ˌpændɪˈmɒnɪk
pathognomonic
ˌpæθəɡnəˈmɒnɪk
philharmonic
ˌfɪlhɑːˈmɒnɪk
pneumonic
njuːˈmɒnɪk
pulmonic
pʌlˈmɒnɪk
Solomonic
ˌsɒləˈmɒnɪk
subharmonic
ˌsʌbhɑːˈmɒnɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DAIMONIC

daily
daily double
daily help
daily life
dailyness
daimen
daimio
Daimler
Daimoku
daimon
daimyo
daimyo bond
daint
daintier
dainties
daintiest
daintily
daintiness
dainty
daiquiri

WORDS THAT END LIKE DAIMONIC

ammonic
bionic
cacodemonic
chronic
cinnamonic
electronic
euharmonic
first harmonic
gnomonic
hormonic
iconic
ionic
ironic
nonharmonic
phlegmonic
sermonic
sonic
thanatognomonic
tonic
ultrasonic

Synonyms and antonyms of daimonic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «daimonic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DAIMONIC

Find out the translation of daimonic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of daimonic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «daimonic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

灵怪
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

daimónica
570 millions of speakers

English

daimonic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

daimonic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

daimonic
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

демонический
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

daemónico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

daimonic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

daimonique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Daimonik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

dämonische
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

daimonic
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

daimonic
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Daimonic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

daimonic
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

daimonic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डेमोनिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

daimonic
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

demonico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

daimonic
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

демонічний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

daimonic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δαιμονικού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

daimonic
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

daimonic
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

daimonic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of daimonic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DAIMONIC»

The term «daimonic» is used very little and occupies the 177.168 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DAIMONIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about daimonic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DAIMONIC»

Discover the use of daimonic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to daimonic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Anger, Madness, and the Daimonic: The Psychological Genesis ...
This excellent book is unique in making sense of the 'senseless violence' that permeates American society today.
Stephen A. Diamond, 1996
2
Daimonic Reality: A Field Guide to the Otherworld
Daimonic Reality is a sweeping look at strange, otherworldly events in the world around us -- UFOs, fairies, phantom animals, visions of the Virgin Mary, alien abductions, and mysterious lights in the sky.
Patrick Harpur, 2003
3
Socrates' Daimonic Art: Love for Wisdom in Four Platonic ...
New approach to Plato's characterization of Socrates, through analysis of erôs and philosophy in four dialogues on love and friendship.
Elizabeth S. Belfiore, 2012
4
Daimonic Imagination: Uncanny Intelligence
This volume of essays celebrates the daimonic presence in a diversity of manifestations, presenting new insights into inspired creativity and human beings' relationship with mysterious and numinous dimensions of reality.
Angela Voss, William Rowlandson, 2013
5
Heidegger's Political Thinking
Men must pass over, as Er does, to the topos daimonios, the "daimonic place." The movement of souls from the polis to the topos daimonios and back also traverses the relation between lethe and aletheia. Or perhaps we should say that the ...
James F. Ward, 1995
6
Relighting the Souls: Studies in Plutarch, in Greek ...
These take up one day and the part of one night (linear human time, but with reference to daimonic time). Second is the 'historical' time of the Theban conspiracy against the Spartans in the year 379 BC(2). This time is contemporaneous to the ...
Frederick E. Brenk, 1998
7
The Crossing Point: Selected Talks and Writings
In February, at a planning session, the subject was slightly reset as “Wrestling with the Daimonic.” It seemed an opportunity to share with Friends some of my wrestling. Quakerism and Jungian depth psychology made a congenial context.
Mary Caroline Richards, 2011
8
Postmodern Platos:
Derived from daid, daimonic means that which shows. It refers, more particularly, to the ungeheure (literally, the e-normous) — that which shows itself only in and through the normal; that which makes the normal, normal; that which is not ...
Catherine H. Zuckert, 1996
9
Explaining Evil
Rank's conception of the unknown, unconscious, or subconscious influences on individual's control bears similarity to what Diamond refers to as “daimonic possession.” In other words, to paraphrase from May's (1969) definition of the ...
J. Harold Ellens, 2011
10
The Ethics of the Sages: An Interfaith Commentary on Pirkei Avot
It seems to me that yezer hara may also be thought of as the generative impulse, and is once again something to be transformed and shaped, not exorcised. Yezer hara has affinities with what Rollo May terms the daimonic — an "elementary ...
Ronald W. Pies, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DAIMONIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term daimonic is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Snailday to Launch Soon on the App Store
We have also started a company called Daimonic Creations, which refers to creating for the human spirit, to create the app.” Snailday go on to ... «Autism Daily Newscast, Jun 14»
2
Proms 2013: Joseph Calleja and the Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano …
... that it revealed its nobler aspects, notably in a stirring final movement which ran the gamut from daimonic bravado to deathbed resignation. «Telegraph.co.uk, Sep 13»
3
Book: An Unwritten Novel: Fernando Pessoa's The Book of Disquiet …
... of a daimonic-infused universe. Yeats summarized his philosophical outlook by saying, “To me all things are made of the conflict of two states ... «Portuguese American Journal, Aug 13»
4
How Manipulative Extraterrestrials interfere in human relationships
... saying th Not an Extraterrestrial but an old daimonic (demonic) phenomenon and beneath th an unknown control mechanm working for their ... «Canadian National Newspaper, Sep 11»
5
Just Show Up, With or Without Your Muse
In his post The Daimonic Insight: Creativity is a Force Separate from You on his Demon Muse blog, horror writer, teacher, and musician-composer Matt Cardin ... «PsychCentral.com, Aug 11»
6
On The Couch for More Creativity – Part 2
In our interview – The Psychology of Creativity: redeeming our inner demons, Dr. Diamond declares, that all true artists at times function “in a state of daimonic ... «PsychCentral.com, Jun 11»
7
Evil Genius and Malevolent Creativity
Psychologist Rollo May explains the classic Greek conception of the “daimonic” or darker side of our being (unlike the demonic, which is merely ... «PsychCentral.com, May 11»
8
A Midsummer Night's Dream, English Touring Opera, review
... whose conducting of the excellent orchestra attacks Britten's score with tremendous panache, emphasising its daimonic qualities and making ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 10»
9
Why Myths Still Matter (Part Four): Facing Your Inner Minotaur and …
... mortality, the daimonic (link is external). This self-confrontation is successfully accomplished by proceeding carefully yet courageously along ... «Psychology Today, Dec 09»
10
Why Myths Still Matter (Part Three): Therapy and the Labyrinth
... invites and encourages the patient to explore the labyrinth--the unknown, the unconscious, the shadow (link is external), the daimonic (link is ... «Psychology Today, Nov 09»

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