Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

daimonian

/daɪˈmoʊ.ni.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dai-mo-ni-an
IPA: /daɪˈmoʊ.ni.ən/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A daimon, especially that which inspired or warned Socrates.

Example Sentences

"Draw nigh them daimonian! Why so fearest the Argives?"
"It is because Plato describes the role of the daimonian as being only that of warning that Kierkegaard prefers Plato's representation of Socrates to that of Xenophon, who through lack of thought, “in his wisdom thought that if the daimonian warned, then it surely must prompt as well"."
"On this point Socrates had no doubt, for he says, “When I was about to cross the stream, the daimonian sign that usually comes to me was given—it always holds me back from what I want to do—and I thought I heard a voice from it which forbade..." (Phaedrus, 242b)."

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δαιμόνιον (daimónion, “of a demon”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: δαιμόνιον

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /daɪˈmoʊ.ni.ən/
British English: /daɪˈməʊ.ni.ən/

Inflected Forms

daimonians (plural) daimonion (alternative)

Rhymes With

smithsonian estonian macedonian babylonian caledonian devonian draconian amazonian hamiltonian newtonian ionian oregonian

Questions

How do you pronounce daimonian?: The recorded pronunciation is /daɪˈmoʊ.ni.ən/.
What does daimonian mean?: A daimon, especially that which inspired or warned Socrates.
Where does daimonian come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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