Devil and Familiar

Devil

Devil noun - An evil spirit.
Usage example: acted as if possessed by some devil

Familiar and devil are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Familiar" instead a noun "Devil".

Familiar

Familiar noun - Someone who regularly spends time in a particular place.

Devil and familiar are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Devil" instead a noun "Familiar".

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • And even before Liszt troubadours were well beloved by people, even so that people in the Middle Ages regarded music as "the tool of the devil", which also sounds familiar, doesn't it?
  • Disney / The Hunchback of Notre Dame While Quasimodo sees Esmeralda as an angel sent by God Himself because she was so kind to him (and he wasn't familiar with kindness), Frollo sees her as a devil seductress and whore sent by Satan.
  • Video Game / Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Spears have the Chuavo-Souris, Isaac's weapon which has an additional combo finisher, and is also required to wield to get the final evolution of the devil-type innocent devil; The End (of which Isaac's familiar Abel is one of).
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