Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An elemental; an imaginary being, supposed to be a spirit of some element, as a sylph of the air, a salamander of fire, a gnome of the earth, or an undine of the water.

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Examples

  • May it not be that the Teutonic folk possessed some nature-spirit from which they evolved

    Hero Tales and Legends of the Rhine Lewis Spence 1914

  • Devas down through every variety of nature-spirit to the formless essence which pervades the kingdoms lying behind the mineral, until after reading several books the student becomes absolutely bewildered by the contradictory statements made on the subject.

    The Astral Plane Its Scenery, Inhabitants and Phenomena 1890

  • Another class of hauntings which take the form of bell-ringing, stone-throwing, or the breaking of crockery, has already been referred to, and is almost invariably the work of elemental forces, either set blindly in motion by the clumsy efforts of an ignorant person trying to attract the attention of his surviving friends, or intentionally employed by some childishly mischievous nature-spirit.

    The Astral Plane Its Scenery, Inhabitants and Phenomena 1890

  • Jack undergoes warrior training and is ultimately accepted, somewhat begrudgingly into the clan as a full member because of his abilities and the nature-spirit blessing.

    Epinions Recent Content for Home 2010

  • There are occasions, though at present these are rare, when the Karma of the person so praying is such as to permit of assistance being directly rendered to him by an Adept or his pupil, and there is also the still rarer possibility of the intervention of a Deva or some friendly nature-spirit; but in all these cases the easiest and most obvious form for such assistance to take would be the strengthening and the intelligent direction of the elemental already formed by the wish.

    The Astral Plane Its Scenery, Inhabitants and Phenomena 1890

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