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Actually, "demon god" is a bit more acurrate. 鬼 in Japanese is a kind of fierce entity that's extremely ruthless and powerful. And I don't think I need to explain what 神 means. The  two phrases put together literally means a being that's as powerful as demons and gods. (It's sort of an adjective that turned into a noun.) There's no exact translation of this phrase in English, so usually translators just go by "demon god" to save the confusion.

"Fierce god" is more like "凶神", and that's an entity who usually brings bad luck and misfortunes. There's some difference between the two.