Meaning & use
Daemonic
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Relating to a daemon, especially in the classical Greek sense of an indwelling or guiding spirit; also used as a variant spelling of "demonic."
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Jung wrote of the daemonic force within the psyche that drives creative and destructive impulses alike.
The novel's antagonist is depicted with an almost daemonic intensity.
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In psychology and classical scholarship, "daemonic" (from the Greek "daimon") carries a more neutral or even positive sense of an inner guiding force, distinct from the purely evil connotation of "demonic."
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