FAMIL'IAR, a. famil'yar. [L. familiaris, familia, family, which see.] 1. Pertaining to a family; domestic.2. Accustomed by frequent converse; well acquainted with; intimate; close; as a familiar friend or companion.3. Affable; not formal or distant; easy in conversation.Be thou familiar, but by no means vulgar.4. Well acquainted with; knowing by frequent use. Be familiar with the scriptures.5. Well known; learned or well understood by frequent use. Let the scriptures be familiar to us.6. Unceremonious; free; unconstrained; easy. The emperor conversed with the gentleman in the most familiar manner.7. Common; frequent and intimate. By familiar intercourse, strong attachments are soon formed.8. Easy; unconstrained; not formal. His letters are written in a familiar style.He sports in loose familiar strains.9. Intimate in an unlawful degree.A poor man found a priest familiar with his wife.FAMIL'IAR, n. 1. An intimate; a close companion; one long acquainted; one accustomed to another by free, unreserved converse.All my familiars watched for my halting. Jer. 20.2. A demon or evil spirit supposed to attend at a call. But in general we say, a familiar spirit.3. In the court of Inquisition, a person who assists in apprehending and imprisoning the accused. |
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