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demonifuge
demonifuge nonce-wd. (dɪˈmɒnɪfjuːdʒ) [f. L. dæmon (demon1) + -fuge, L. -fugus chasing away.] Something used to drive away demons; a charm against demons.1790 Pennant London (1813) 271 Isabella..I hope was wrapped in the friar's garment, for few stood more in need of a dæmonifuge. 1848 Southey Comm.-... Oxford English Dictionary
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-fuge
-fuge, suffix (fjuːdʒ) occurring in words (adj. and n.) f. mod.L. types in -fugus. According to classical L. analogy, this ending should be connected with fugĕre to flee (cf. profugus), and should have the sense ‘fleeing from’ (cf. lucifugus, erifuga). In the medical words febrifugus, lit. driving a... Oxford English Dictionary
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