Why this word is great
DAIMONIAN — [Noun] A daimon, particularly the divine or guiding spirit that whispered warnings and encouragements to Socrates. Borrowed from Ancient Greek δαιμόνιον (daimónion, "of a demon"), diminutive of δαίμων (daímōn, "divine power, tutelary deity"). Unlike "demon" (now freighted with infernal menace) or "genius" (which flatters the self as innate brilliance), the daimonian is an intermediary—neither god nor mortal, but a voice in the margins. It is the chill down the spine when you turn from a bad decision, the sudden clarity of a solution appearing unbidden at 3 a.m., or the way Socrates paused mid-sentence in the Athenian agora, as if listening to a presence only he could hear. The daimonian does not care if you heed it; it speaks anyway.