agathodaemon means A benevolent spirit, as opposed to a cacodemon (an evil daemon).
Why “agathodaemon” is a great word
A benevolent guardian spirit or good genius in ancient Greek belief. Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀγαθοδαίμων (agathodaímōn), from ἀγαθός (agathós, "good") + δαίμων (daímōn, "spirit, divinity"). Unlike "cacodæmon," its shadowed antonym of pure malevolence, or "eudæmon," a more personal attendant of fortune, the agathodæmon is a generalized presence of watchful beneficence. It is the unexpected warmth of wine in winter, the sudden rightness of a path chosen without reason, the unlooked-for strength at the precise moment of breaking—a quiet conviction that we are watched over, namelessly and without demand.
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀγαθοδαίμων (agathodaímōn).
noun
- A benevolent spirit, as opposed to a cacodemon (an evil daemon).
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