What is the difference between evil spirits and demons?

Question

Are they the same thing?

Answer 1

I think that they are the same.

Answer 2

Hard to say cause evil spirits are human spirits gone bad for a evil life that was lived. And Demons are the spawn of satin but there has been some story's of evil spirits turning into demons the name Nobbanocka and Japanese demon was once Human and lived a evil life they say he was so bad that the underworld kicked him out and made him a demon but this is only some story i heard

Answer 3

Not exactly. From what has been written on the subject, an evil spirit may be at one time from the earth- such as the spirit of a deceased person. A demon is not, so would be considered more dangerous. Neither is good to focus on. Love and light to you!

Answer 4

In most mythology, demons are more corporeal (sometimes even having physical bodies), and spirits are more etherial (sometimes not even being beings themselves, but just emotions or motivations).

They do refer to the same thing a lot, though. But if you wanted to call something one or the other, if it's got any kind of a form not made out of ectoplasm or ether or whatever, it's a demon.

Answer 5

ok. it particularly is unsuitable to assert to evil spirit. religious beings (apart from God) could be grouped in to 3 categories: angels, demons and souls of people who're ineffective. In a visual way oftentimes only the demons show up themselves. A demon is a fallen angel as they the place first angels and an evil spirit because it has no fabric physique as one human beings and it particularly is evil. The demons are additionally called unclean spirits as maximum of their deeds are better characterized as vile or disgusting quite than evil. they are the source of deceit and lies (human beings call immediately lies international kin and a great form of others , yet they are nevertheless lies). the adaptation is the factor of them that the only speaking needs to instruct as renowned. approximately devil being a cherub, it particularly is a supposition. it particularly is asserted that he replaced into the brightness and maximum captivating of all angels. He additionally replaced into very effective. the optimal hierarchy of angels are seraphs (that are defined as finding as humanoids With six wings) and cherubs (that have 4 wings and four distinctive faces-ox,human,lion,eagle. additionally cherubs have their wings coated with eyes). All angels are depicted as men around 25-30 years. So by ability of the define of Lucifer he replaced into the two a cherub or a seraph. the two variations are sustained by ability of countless human beings.

Answer 6

Demons, evil spirits and devil is the same thing.

Answer 7

Demons are human beings who are so evil - they are prepared to do anything to you for their lust for money power sex. They also put on the dresses of holy men/religious preachers but are factually atheists. They put on an image they are your friends but in heart they are cunning and could not care less about you.
Evil spirits are ghosts who want to cause harm.
Please read below:


Bg 16.4 T The Divine And Demoniac Natures

dambho darpo 'bhimanas ca
krodhah parusyam eva ca
ajnanam cabhijatasya
partha sampadam asurim

SYNONYMS

dambhah--pride; darpah--arrogance; abhimanah--conceit; ca--and; krodhah--anger; parusyam--harshness; eva--certainly; ca--and; ajnanam--ignorance; ca--and; abhijatasya--one who is born of; partha--O son of Prtha; sampadam--nature; asurim--demoniac.

TRANSLATION

Arrogance, pride, anger, conceit, harshness and ignorance--these qualities belong to those of demoniac nature, O son of Prtha.

PURPORT

In this verse, the royal road to hell is described. The demoniac want to make a show of religion and advancement in spiritual science, although they do not follow the principles. They are always arrogant or proud in possessing some type of education or so much wealth. They desire to be worshiped by others, and demand respectability, although they do not command respect. Over trifles they become very angry and speak harshly, not gently. They do not know what should be done and what should not be done. They do everything whimsically, according to their own desire, and they do not recognize any authority. These demoniac qualities are taken on by them from the beginning of their bodies in the wombs of their mothers, and as they grow they manifest all these inauspicious qualities.

SB 10.6.27-29 The Killing of the Demon Putana
The evil witches known as Dakinis, Yatudhanis and Kusmandas are the greatest enemies of children, and the evil spirits like Bhutas, Pretas, Pisacas, Yaksas, Raksasas and Vinayakas, as well as witches like Kotara, Revati, Jyestha, Putana and Matrka, are always ready to give trouble to the body, the life air and the senses, causing loss of memory, madness and bad dreams. Like the most experienced evil stars, they all create great disturbances, especially for children, but one can vanquish them simply by uttering Lord Visnu's name, for when Lord Visnu's name resounds, all of them become afraid and go away.

Answer 8

When casting out demons they are often refer ed to as evil spirits are unclean spirits.

Answer 9

Not the same thing.

Evil spirits -- depending on the question/view can be "evil" humans or "evil" Djinn.

Demons are higher energy beings that were once held in with the Angels -- essentially, they are Angels; just "fallen from grace"...the name changed; not the being.

Answer 10

Evil spirits have been human at one time.Demons are the spawn of hell and have never been human. That is the biblical difference.

Answer 11

i think evil spirits are evil people that died and demons are the falling angels...but dont quote me on that but it makes sense to me