noun
Meaning 1
A female demon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- In Judaism, Lilith abandoned heaven and became the first demoness on Earth.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
demoness
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree English demon Late Latin -issader. Old French -essebor. Middle English -esse English -ess English demoness From demon + -ess.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Czech: čertice — female demon
- Czech: ďáblice — female demon
- French: démone — female demon
- French: démonesse — female demon
- Russian: демони́ца (demoníca) — female demon
- Russian: демоне́сса (demonéssa) — female demon
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