demonesses
Hell's wicked women
Demonesses is the plural of demoness, a female demon.
The word appears in fantasy fiction, religious texts, and mythology to describe malevolent supernatural beings gendered as female: The hero faced three demonesses guarding the temple gates.
Like other gendered -ess forms, it has fallen out of favor in some contexts, with demon serving for any gender.
Female demon of folklore
- succubiFemale demons seducing sleepers
- LamiaCursed queen turned monster
- KaliFierce goddess of endings
- HecateGreek goddess of sorcery
Medusa · Circe · Morgan le Fay · Tiamat · Echidna · Furies · Nemesis · Banshee
Female demon seducing sleepers
- specterGhostly threatening presence
- wraithSpectral apparition of someone
- apparitionVisible supernatural manifestation
- phantomInsubstantial apparition
poltergeist · incubus · djinn · banshee · changeling · haunt · possession · exorcism
Profound moral wickedness
- wickedEvil or slang-excellent
- sinisterThreateningly suggestive of harm
- vileExtremely unpleasant or bad
- cruelWillfully causing suffering
diabolical · nefarious · maleficent · malignant · destructive · menacing · vengeful · vindictive
Female practitioner of magic
- enchantressWoman who uses sorcery
- witchPractitioner of dark arts
- priestessFemale religious officiant
- seeressWoman who foretells
necromancer · oracle · sibyl · prophetess · diviner · mystic · temptress · goddess
Lilith
Female demon of folklore
Hecate · Medusa · Circe · Morgan le Fay · Tiamat · Echidna · Furies · Nemesis · Banshee · Norns
succubus
Female demon seducing sleepers
- specterGhostly threatening presence
- wraithSpectral apparition of someone
- apparitionVisible supernatural manifestation
phantom · poltergeist · incubus · djinn · banshee · changeling · haunt · possession · exorcism · necromancy
evil
Profound moral wickedness
- wickedEvil or slang-excellent
- sinisterThreateningly suggestive of harm
- vileExtremely unpleasant or bad
cruel · diabolical · nefarious · maleficent · malignant · destructive · menacing · vengeful · vindictive · baleful
sorceress
Female practitioner of magic
- enchantressWoman who uses sorcery
- witchPractitioner of dark arts
- priestessFemale religious officiant
seeress · necromancer · oracle · sibyl · prophetess · diviner · mystic · temptress · goddess · dark queen
demonessesangels
Divine winged messengers
saints · holy women · divine beings · guardian spirits · goddesses
demonessescherubim
Hebrew plural for certain angels
seraphim · archangels · celestial beings · heavenly host · divine messengers