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Definitions of familiars in various dictionaries:
noun - a person attached to the household of a high official (as a pope or bishop) who renders service in return for support
noun - a friend who is frequently in the company of another
noun - a spirit (usually in animal form) that acts as an assistant to a witch or wizard
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How the mails get fair for the witches |
In the end you cannot believe that witches have them |
Witches claim to have them, but in the end you can't believe them |
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Dec 18 2002 Irish Times (Crosaire) |
Oct 9 2002 Irish Times (Crosaire) |
Aug 15 2001 Irish Times (Crosaire) |
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Plural form of familiar. |
a demon supposedly attending and obeying a witch, often said to assume the form of an animal. |
Well known from long or close association. |
In close friendship intimate. |
A demon supposedly attending and obeying a witch, often said to assume the form of an animal. |
A close friend or associate. |
(in the Roman Catholic Church) a person rendering certain services in a pope's or bishop's household. |
Familiars might refer to |
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In European folklore and folk-belief of the Medieval and Early Modern periods, familiar spirits (sometimes referred to simply as "familiars" or "animal guides") were believed to be supernatural entities that would 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[s]".When they served witches, they were often thought to be malevolent, while when working for cunning folk they were often thought of as benevolent (although there was some ambiguity in both cases). The former were often categorised as demons, while the latter were more commonly thought of and described as fairies. The main purpose |