Familiar spirit and Specter

Familiar spirit

Familiar spirit noun - The soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people.
Usage example: asked the spiritualist to summon the familiar spirit of her late mother for some matrimonial guidance
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Synonyms for Familiar spirit

Specter and familiar spirit are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Specter" instead a noun phrase "Familiar spirit".

Specter

Specter noun - The soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people.
Usage example: feeling so terrified that every shadow became a specter
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Synonyms for Specter

Familiar spirit and specter are semantically related. You can use "Familiar spirit" instead a noun "Specter".

Nearby Words: spectrum, spectre
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Specter and Familiar spirit. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/familiar_spirit/specter
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