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Meaning of "familiar spirit" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FAMILIAR SPIRIT

familiar spirit  [fəˈmɪljə ˈspɪrɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FAMILIAR SPIRIT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Familiar spirit is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FAMILIAR SPIRIT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

familiar spirit

Familiar spirit

In European folklore and folk-belief of the Medieval and Early Modern periods, familiar spirits were supernatural entities believed to assist witches and cunning folk in their practice of magic. According to the records of the time, they would appear in numerous guises, often as an animal, but also at times as a human or humanoid figure, and were described as "clearly defined, three-dimensional… forms, vivid with colour and animated with movement and sound" by those alleging to have come into contact with them, unlike later descriptions of ghosts with their "smoky, undefined form". When they served witches, they were often thought to be malevolent, while when working for cunning-folk they were often thought of as benevolent. The former were often categorised as demons, while the latter were more commonly thought of and described as fairies. The main purpose of familiars is to serve the witch or young witch, providing protection for him/her as they come into their new powers.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FAMILIAR SPIRIT


decemvirate
dɪˈsɛmvɪrɪt
dextrogyrate
ˌdɛkstrəʊˈdʒaɪrɪt
dispirit
dɪˈspɪrɪt
duumvirate
djuːˈʌmvɪrɪt
inspirit
ɪnˈspɪrɪt
levirate
ˈlɛvɪrɪt
pirate
ˈpaɪrɪt
quadrumvirate
kwɒdˈrʌmvɪrɪt
reinspirit
ˌriːɪnˈspɪrɪt
skirret
ˈskɪrɪt
spirit
ˈspɪrɪt
tirrit
ˈtɪrɪt
triumvirate
traɪˈʌmvɪrɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FAMILIAR SPIRIT

familial
familiar
familiarisation
familiariser
familiarities
familiarity
familiarization
familiarize
familiarizer
familiarly
familiarly known as sb/sth
familiarness
families
Familism
Familist
familistic
famille
family
family album
family allowance

WORDS THAT END LIKE FAMILIAR SPIRIT

community spirit
evil spirit
fighting spirit
free spirit
holiday spirit
Holy Spirit
kindred spirit
methylated spirit
party spirit
pioneer spirit
pioneering spirit
proof spirit
public spirit
rectified spirit
restless spirit
surgical spirit
team spirit
the Spirit
Universal Spirit
white spirit
wood spirit

Synonyms and antonyms of familiar spirit in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «familiar spirit» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FAMILIAR SPIRIT

Find out the translation of familiar spirit to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of familiar spirit from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «familiar spirit» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

espíritu familiar
570 millions of speakers

English

familiar spirit
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

परिचित भावना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

روح مألوف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

знакомы дух
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

espírito familiar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পরিচিত আত্মা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

démon familier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Semangat akrab
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hausgeist
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

おなじみの精神
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

익숙한 정신
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyimak roh
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tinh thần quen thuộc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தெரிந்த ஆவி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

परिचित आत्मा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Tanıdık ruh
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

spirito familiare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

znajomy duch
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

знайомі дух
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

spirit familiar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εξοικειωμένοι πνεύμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dodebesweerster
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

familjär anda
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dødningemanere
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of familiar spirit

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FAMILIAR SPIRIT»

The term «familiar spirit» is normally little used and occupies the 131.541 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FAMILIAR SPIRIT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about familiar spirit

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FAMILIAR SPIRIT»

Discover the use of familiar spirit in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to familiar spirit and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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How to Summons a Familiar Spirit for Witches and Magicians
This book, How to Summons a Familiar Spirit for Witches and Magicians, shows you step by step how to quickly and easily find or create a familiar spirit in easy to follow exercises and rituals.
Kuriakos, 2008
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A Familiar Spirit
This book, A Familiar Spirit, shows you step by step how to quickly and easily find or create a familiar spirit in easy to follow exercises and rituals.
Kuriakos, LIGHTNING SOURCE INC, 2007
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Deliverance: Rescuing God's People: Developing and Operating ...
Someone who goes from one abusive relationship to another probably has a familiar spirit. Someone who is abandoned repeatedly most likely has a familiar spirit of abandonment. He may have a familiar spirit of lust, or a familiar spirit of ...
Pat Legako, Cyndi Gribble, 2007
4
Familiar Spirit
When Sarah breaks up with the partner she has shared her home with for the last year, she is determined to make a new start.
Lisa Tuttle, 2013
5
The Jewish Trinity: When Rabbis Believed in the Father, Son ...
The plural participle in 1Sa 28:13, mentioned above, is perhaps why the KJV and RSV chose to use the phrase “by the familiar spirit” in 1Sa 28:07-08. The Hebrew word translated “familiar spirit” is owb. “Having a familiar spirit” is a definition ...
Yoel Natan, 2003
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The Horn of Evenwood
Ninefold Conjuration of the Familiar Familiar spirit given to me, sent to me by the Master Familiar spirit, strength of my art, arise from the depths Familiar spirit, ward and way-shower, magistellus, fly swift unseen Familiar spirit, come down the ...
Robin Artisson, 2007
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The Englishman's Hebrew and Chaldee Concordance of the Old ...
A man also, or woman, that hath a familiar spirit, (lit. when a spirit of divination shall be in them) 1 1 . or a consulter with familiar spirits, 3. put away those that had familiar spirits, 7. 7. a woman that hath a familiar spirit, 8. divine unto me by the ...
George V. Wigram, 1890
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Familiar Spirits the Unseen Enemies
This type of activity is described in Isaiah 29:4 "And thou shalt be brought down, and shall speak out of the ground and thy speech shall be low out of the dust, and thy voice shall be, as one that hath a familiar spirit, out of the ground, and thy  ...
John Deby Edukugho, 2003
9
Mormons Answered Verse by Verse
And thou shalt be brought down, and shalt speak out of the ground, and thy speech shall be low out of the dust, and thy voice shall be, as of one that hath a familiar spirit, out of the ground, and thy speech shall whisper out ofthe dust.
John R. Farkas, David A. Reed, 1992
10
The Advance Deliverance Spiritual Warfare Prayers
“And thou shalt be brought down, and shalt speak out of the ground, and thy speech shall be low out of the dust, and thy voice shall be, as of one that hath a familiar spirit, out of the ground, and thy speech shall whisper out of the dust.
Akujobi D. Oparaocha

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FAMILIAR SPIRIT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term familiar spirit is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Bobolian' conducts rituals to appease spirits of Mount Kinabalu
... Belud Ebin, told reporters that her “familiar spirit” told her that the mountain gods were angry with the disrespect shown to the mountain of late ... «The Rakyat Post, Jun 15»
2
Five villages perform own rituals: Chief After unable to impose 'sogit …
On Saturday, Dusun Lotud shaman and spiritual medium Belud Ebin told reporters that her "familiar spirit" told her that the mountain gods were ... «Daily Express, Jun 15»
3
All set for the biggest sacrifice
The gimbaran (familiar spirit) of libabow (spiritual medium), Odun Lumanjar, had said that the guardians complained about the behaviours of ... «Daily Express, Jun 15»
4
House of 1000 Manga
Later, Yoshimori learns to split off a part of himself into a separate entity, and creates a striped familiar spirit that looks like it's half snake, half ... «Anime News Network, Jun 15»
5
First ritual to appease Mt Kinabalu guardians
... mountain who, on Saturday, had told the people, through the gimbaran (familiar spirit) of libabow (spiritual medium) Odun Lumanjar, that they ... «Daily Express, Jun 15»
6
Guides agree Mt Kinabalu 'not respected'
On Saturday, the people who attended the monolibabow ritual in Kg Bantayan, Tamparuli was told by the gimbaran (familiar spirit) of libabow ... «Daily Express, Jun 15»
7
Things That Are Better With Bourbon: An Essay on Booze and Love
I'm not texting you because I've had one too many. I'm doing it because the taste in my mouth is you. You are my familiar spirit. Tags. bourbon ... «Paste Magazine, Jun 15»
8
Brian Kerr: Scotland not an exceptional side but we need to get it right
They play with a familiar spirit. The first meeting was decided by a well rehearsed set-piece goal. That would do nicely for us. Sat, Jun 13, 2015, ... «Irish Times, Jun 15»
9
Girl's Cry to Jim Iyke to Stop Marrying Her in Dream Sparks Battle …
It was her spirit husband using the familiar spirit of Jim Iyke to get married to her in her dream.. She needs to submit herself for deliverance that ... «AllAfrica.com, May 15»
10
James Merrill: Life And Art
Ephraim is the name of the familiar spirit whom James and his partner David spoke to countless times over the years. This odd and unsettling ... «EDGE Boston, May 15»

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