Definition of eudemon - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

philosophy

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positive guiding force or influence

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He considered his mentor a personal eudemon.

guardian spirit

mythology

Dated

benevolent spirit or supernatural being

Dated

The ancient Greeks believed in the presence of a eudemon.

genius

spirit

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Origin of eudemon

Greek, eu (good) + daimon (spirit)

Examples of eudemon in a sentence

In his dreams, a eudemon offered wisdom and comfort.
In folklore, a eudemon often brings good fortune.
The villagers prayed to the eudemon for protection.

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French:eudémon, ...
German:Schutzgeist, Eudämon, ...
Italian:guida positiva, spirito benevolo, ...
Spanish:guía espiritual, espíritu benevolente, ...
Portuguese:guia espiritual, espírito benevolente, ...
Chinese:守护神, 善灵, ...
Japanese:エウデモン, ユーデーモン, ...
Arabic:روح هادية, رُوح خَيِّرَة, ...
Hebrew:כּוֹחַ מַנְחֶה, רוּחַ טוֹבָה, ...
Russian:эвдемон, доброе существо, ...
Ukrainian:еудемон, ейдемон, ...
Hindi:यूडेमन, दयालु आत्मा, ...
Bengali:ইউডেমন, ...
Catalan:guia positiu, esperit benèvol, ...
Czech:eudaimón, duch, ...
Danish:eudaimon, velvillig ånd, ...
Dutch:goede geest, ...
Greek:ευδαίμονας, ...
Hungarian:jó szellem, jószellem, ...
Khmer:កម្លាំង ឬឥទ្ធិពលវិជ្ជមានដែលដឹកនាំ, វិញ្ញាណល្អ ឬអាទិទេពដែលមានចិត្តមេត្តា, ...
Korean:유데몬, 선신, ...
Persian:نیروی مثبت, روح خیرخواه, ...
Polish:dobry duch, eudemon, ...
Portuguese (BR):gênio bom, espírito benevolente, ...
Romanian:eudemon, duh binevoitor, ...
Swedish:skyddsande, välvillig ande, ...
Thai:ยูดีมอน, วิญญาณที่มีเมตตา, ...
Turkish:olumlu rehber, iyi ruh, ...
Vietnamese:lực lượng hướng dẫn, linh hồn tốt lành, ...

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Definition of eudemon - Reverso English Dictionary

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