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Meanings of familiars in anglès

rus
фамильяр
portuguès
familiar
espanyol
espíritu familiar
català
esperit familiar

Folkloric entity that takes the form of an animal but is said to be a supernatural being that assists certain humans.

esperit familiar
Usage of familiars in anglès
1
For all their strength, however, the familiars also suffered from her weaknesses.
Legends of the dragonrealm, vol ii
2
Before she could question his statement, the familiars charged at one another.
Legends of the dragonrealm, vol ii
3
I thought that business about witches and familiars was a human myth.
The Book of Life
4
The same is also true of elemental archetypes, familiars, and other archetypes.
Wicca Spellcraft For Men
5
I know you and your familiars, and he glared at the Prioress.
The Lady of Blossholme
6
Here, too, perhaps this new child would live amongst the old familiars.
Beyond
7
But the injured and parentless animals are the least often source for familiars.
A Wiccan Bible
8
But those like me can rapidly exchange information with animal familiars.
Spellwright
9
Being constructs, the familiars used the most basic sorceries in attack.
Legends of the dragonrealm, vol ii
10
The familiars were perplexed; the crowd pressed on, with eager curiosity.
Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists
11
He didn't want to think what sort of familiars Elabon Escrissar might keep.
The brazen gambit
12
His sphere is enlarged, he becomes one of the familiars of the Tuileries.
The Memoirs of Victor Hugo
13
He was not the conventional stuff of which familiars were made, of course.
Imajica: Complete Edition
14
Although I'm no biologist, I think I've realized the secret of the familiars.
Gather, Darkness!
15
So he spoke to his familiars, who had tougher skins than the rest:
The Country Doctor
16
In this position, he looked like a grand inquisitor attended by his familiars.
The Star-Chamber: An Historical Romance, Volume 1
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portuguès
familiar
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