Look up: familiar

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   Familiar
   A physical or astral creature or animal that has a psychic bond with a Witch.
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   familiar
   [adj] - within normal everyday experience 2. [adj] - well known or easily recognized 3. [adj] - having mutual interests or affections 4. [n] - a person attached to the household of a high official (as a pope or bishop) who renders service in return for support 5. [n] - a spirit (usually in animal form) that acts as an assistant to a witch or wizard
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   familiar
   Demon or spirit believed to be the attendant of a witch or sorcerer. The familiar usually takes the form of an animal, for example, a black cat. ...
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   familiar
   2.a hereditary progressive degeneration of various nerve tracts occurring in childhood Category: Medicine
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   Familiar
   Fa·mil`iar adjective [ Middle English familer , familier , French familier , from Latin familiaris , from familia family. See Family .] 1. Of or pertaining to a family; domestic. ' Familiar feuds.' Byron. 2. Closely acquainted or intimate, as a friend or companion; well versed in, as any subject of study; as, familiar
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   Familiar
   Fa·mil'iar noun 1. An intimate; a companion. « All my familiars watched for my halting.» Jer. xx. 10. 2. An attendant demon or evil spirit. Shak. 3. (Court of Inquisition) A confidential officer employed in the service of the tribunal, especially in apprehending and imprisoning the accused.
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   familiar
   adjective well known or easily recognized; `a familiar figure`; `familiar songs`; `familiar guests`
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   familiar
   adjective having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship; `on familiar terms`; `pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders`
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   familiar
   familiar spirit noun a spirit (usually in animal form) that acts as an assistant to a witch or wizard
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    Familiar
    • (n.) An intimate; a companion. • (a.) Closely acquainted or intimate, as a friend or companion; well versed in, as any subject of study; as, familiar with the Scriptures. • (a.) Of or pertaining to a family; domestic. • (n.) An attendant demon or evil spirit. • (a.) Improperly acquainted; wrongly intimate. • (a.) Cha...
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    familiar
    in Western demonology, small animal or imp kept as a witch`s attendant, given to her by the devil or inherited from another witch. The familiar was ... [4 related articles]
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