demon
Derivation
- Greek: daimon, daimonion, a genius: a spirit between the gods and men
Article
In the New Testament the word is synonymous with the evil spirit, and in English versions of the Bible is rendered “devil” and consequently designates a maleficent being, a meaning not necessarily implied in the original word “demon.” One possessed or controlled by an evil spirit is a demoniac, or energumen. In art demons are associated with
- Blessed Christina of Stommeln
- Blessed Lanfranc of Canterbury
- Blessed Notkar Balbulus
- Blessed Osanna Andreasi
- Blessed Ranieri Scacceri
- Saint Anthony the Abbot
- Saint Armagillus of Brittany
- Saint Bernard of Clairvaux
- Saint Cuthbert of Lindisfarne
- Saint Dunstan of Canterbury
- Saint Dymphna
- Saint Eligius of Noyon
- Saint Eucharius of Trier
- Saint Francis of Paola
- Saint Genevieve
- Saint Goar of Aquitaine
- Saint Gregory Thaumaturgus
- Saint Gudule of Brussels
- Saint Guthlac of Croyland
- Saint Hermes of Moesia
- Saint Hermes the Exorcist
- Saint Juliana of Nicomedia
- Saint Macarius of Egypt
- Saint Margaret of Antioch
- Saint Melaine of Rennes
- Saint Nicholas of Tolentino
- Saint Oswald of Worcester
- Saint Patrick
- Saint Philip the Apostle
- Saint Procopius
- Saint Radegunde
- Saint Robert of Knaresborough
- Saint Sigfrid of Sweden
- Saint Theodule of Grammont
- Saint Theophilus the Penitent
- Saint Tryphon of Lampsacus
- Saint Ubaldus Baldassini
- Saint William of Gellone
- Saint Wolfgang of Ratisbon
MLA Citation
- “demon”. New Catholic Dictionary. CatholicSaints.Info. 20 April 2017. Web. 16 April 2024. <>