lemures

Noun

Meaning

Spirits or ghosts of the departed; specters.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

phantom wraith banshee form guide manes spook appearance spirit shadow ghost larva haunt apparition astral
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Antonyms

angel being world body disorder mess
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Related terms

lemur lemuria

Examples

For if they were spirites that haunted some houses, by appearing in diuers and horrible formes, and making greate dinne: they were called Lemures or Spectra. Source: Internet

St. Augustine, The City of God, 11. Lemures were formless and liminal, associated with darkness and its dread. Source: Internet

The head of household ( paterfamilias ) would rise at midnight and cast black beans behind him with averted gaze; the Lemures were presumed to feast on them. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

lemur-tail seahorse Lemuralia lemure lemuria Lemurian lemurid