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demogorgon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English

Syllables
de-mogor-gon
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A pagan god or demon, associated with the underworld and envisaged as a powerful primordial being, whose very name was taboo.

noun

A manufactured horror; a Frankenstein's monster.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Pseudo-loan from Ancient Greek, most likely actually invented by a Christian scholar c. 350–400 C.E. The origins of the name are uncertain, partly because the figure itself was possibly of imaginary coinage. Various theories suggest that the name is derived from the Greek words daemon (“spirit”, given the Christian connotations of “demon” in the early Middle Ages)—or, less likely demos (“people”)—and Gorgon or γοργός (gorgós, “grim”). A less accepted theory claims that it is derived from a variation of “demiurge”.

Inflected Forms

Demogorgons (plural)

Questions

What does demogorgon mean?
A pagan god or demon, associated with the underworld and envisaged as a powerful primordial being, whose very name was taboo.
Where does demogorgon come from?
Pseudo-loan from Ancient Greek, most likely actually invented by a Christian scholar c. 350–400 C.E. The origins of the name are uncertain, partly because the figure itself was possibly of imaginary coinage. Various theories suggest that the name is derived from the Greek words daemon (“spirit”, given the Christian connotations of “demon” in the early Middle Ages)—or, less likely demos (“people”)—and Gorgon or γοργός (gorgós, “grim”). A less accepted theory claims that it is derived from a variation of “demiurge”.

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