familiar spirit

noun

Definition of familiar spirit

1 : a spirit or demon that serves or prompts an individual

2 : the spirit of a dead person invoked by a medium to advise or prophesy

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asked the spiritualist to summon the familiar spirit of her late mother for some matrimonial guidance

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The first known use of familiar spirit was circa 1545

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