单词 | agathodemonic |
释义 | agathodemonicadj. rare. Of or relating to an agathodemon; belonging to a beneficent spirit or divinity.Sometimes opposed to cacodemonic adj. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [adjective] > of the nature of a genius > of specific type calodemoniala1529 agathodemonic1877 1877 M. J. Evans tr. O. Zöckler Cross of Christ Introd. p. xxix It is either divinely blessing (agathodæmonic [Ger. agathodämonische]) powers, or hellishly condemning and destroying ones (cacodæmonic, typhonic), which seem to manifest themselves. 1879 M. D. Conway Demonol. I. iii. vii. 364 The harmless serpents of Germany were universally invested with agathodemonic functions. 1922 Reviewer Feb. 270 Ecstasy is there but it is agathodemonic and not kakodemonic. 2005 C. Colpe in E. Fahlbusch et al. Encycl. Christianity III. 548/2 Kant..classifies them as theistic and demonic miracles, with the latter further subdivided into angelic (agathodemonic) and diabolical (kakodemonic) miracles. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1877 |
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