daimones

noun

variants or daimons
plural of daimon
as in spirits

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for daimones
  1. spirits
  2. angels
  3. jinn
  4. genies
  5. familiars
  6. shadows
  7. wraiths
  8. specters
Noun
  • The project follows a husband and wife who buy their dream ranch only to discover the land is alive with ancient spirits, and survival means submitting to increasingly disturbing rituals with each turn of the season.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Directed by Geum Dong-ho, the musical animation follows a singer-songwriter with the supernatural ability to see spirits who joins forces with a quartet of ghosts to form a musical troupe.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of spirits
Noun
  • That kind of detail says so much more than cliches about angels or clouds.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2026
  • But sometimes a product comes into your life, the angels sing, and immediate acquisition is required.
    — Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of angels
Noun
  • That was a concept that came from one of our artists in the region who said, OK, well, if there’s been centuries of battles between an evil jinn faction and humanity, perhaps some pieces of them would still remain in the world?
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
  • But as the djinn becomes embodied, the delicate balance between the real and the supernatural starts to falter.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 18 June 2026
Definition of jinn
Noun
  • Like genies, the sky's the limit for making your holiday wishes come true.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 June 2026
  • One Aladdin Two Lamps contains spectacular genies of its own, particularly when the author follows her intuition.
    — Dan Sheehan, Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
Definition of genies
Noun
  • Cats make wonderful friends and, for the witchy folks among us, maybe even familiars.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025
  • The cast also includes franchise familiars Courteney Cox, Scott Foley, Mason Gooding, and Jasmin Savoy Brown.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Definition of familiars
Noun
  • The group uncovers betrayal within its own ranks and faces a battle for the fate of the world, ultimately awakening their true powers and restoring peace, though a new threat emerges quietly in the shadows.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Why not try to capture the moon using a DSLR camera and a telephoto lens when the Harvest Moon rises and in the weeks that follow to track how the shifting shadows alter its appearance?
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of shadows
Noun
  • The score by Joseph Bishara is shivery with chorales that moan like wraiths in the wind.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The earliest depictions of slavery were already crawling with the terrible proceedings the Gothic tends to depict, from bloody whippings to family curses to the wrathful wraiths of the slain enslaved.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 2026
Definition of wraiths
Noun
  • See-through specters haunt the backstage area of the Muppet theater, a Muppet News report warns of man-eating furniture, and Kermit turns the tables on Price during a long talk about acting by sprouting fangs and biting the horror icon’s neck.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 June 2026
  • African diasporic people’s contentious history with these formations of motherhood create specters of separation as reproductive injustice.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
Definition of specters
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