What is a demon?

Answer 1

a demon is an entity, or another name for it would be a fallen angel. if you know who the devil is or his other name now is Satan then demons are the servants of the devil.if you didnt already know, the devil use to be an angel,gods most beloved angel but he got power hungry and wanted to be more powerful thatn god. he had some other angels team up with him but god threw him down into hell and all of his "fallen" angels with him. a demon is not a thing to be messed with,one thing you deffinately don't want to do is play with a ouiji board or anything or trying to contact spirits because you wont contact them,you will contact a demon,basiclly you are opening a door to let a demon into your house. they will try to trick you and will make themselves look like what you want them to look like and will lie.they are sly, liars and deciteful. don't mess with them or taunt them.that will make them angry

I know most people are instantly going to say "Fallen angel" or "unclean spirit", but this is not always true. That's like saying all "angels" are flying good guys in the sky with wings and harps.

A Demon is simply a supernatural being from various religions, occultisms, literatures, and folklores that is described as something that is not human.

The term "demon", in current colloquialism, usually refers to "evil spirit", "fallen angel" or "unclean spirit", and have a malevolent connotation (ex. "demonic" means sounding evil and scary). This is because in Christianity and Judaism, the term "demon" usually refers to angels that rebelled against YHWH, the Abrahamic God, and sided with Satan/Lucifer. Satan is considered the chief "demon" in the Bible, the most powerful angel who rebelled against YHWH. They supposedly cause possessions causing people do to malevolent acts. In the end, they, along with Satan, are damned to hellfire for eternity.

The term is derived from Ancient Greek δαίμων daimōn, which is a word for "spirit" or "divine power", much like the Latin genius or numen. However, the Greek term does not have any connotations of evil or malevolence. In fact, εὐδαιμονία (Eudaimonia), literally "good-spiritedness", is a term for "happiness". The term first acquired its now-current evil connotations in the Septuagint translation of the Hebrew Bible, informed by the mythology of the ancient Semitic religions. This connotation was inherited by the Koine text of the New Testament. The medieval and neo-medieval conception of a "demon" in Western civilization (see the Medieval grimoire called the Ars Goetia) derives seamlessly from the ambient popular culture of Late (Roman) Antiquity. Greco-Roman concepts of daemons that passed into Christian culture are discussed in the entry daemon, though it should be duly noted that the term referred only to a spiritual force, not a malevolent supernatural being. The Hellenistic "daemon" eventually came to include many Semitic and Near Eastern gods as evaluated by Christianity.

Now that you know, please note that there is a difference between a "demon" in general and an "evil spirit". If they exist, you would NOT want to mess with them.

Answer 2

A demon is a non-existent entity, a form of non-existent spirit. In the very early years of Christianity, Christians sought to undermine belief in the pagan gods by referring to them disparagingly as 'demons'. Thus, the West Semitic god, Baal Zebub became, in Christian terminology, 'Beezlebub'. We even find the gospels, written in the second half of the first century, referring to demons actually possessing people.

By medieval times, Christians had developed a real fear of demons. So what had started out as a way of undermining pagan belief became a liability for the ordinary people in Christian lands.

Answer 3

A Dark Spirit ! and or a Creature of the Darkness !

Some one or entity Bonded or Part of or Made up of, Dark Energy !

Answer 4

Someone who studies demons.