disembodied spirit

/ˌˈdɪsəmˌbɑdid ˌspɪrɪt/

Other forms: disembodied spirits

Definitions of disembodied spirit

1. noun

   any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings
   synonyms: spirit

   types:

   control

   a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance

   evil spirit

   a spirit tending to cause harm

   banshee, banshie

   (Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of impending death

   djinn, djinni, djinny, genie, jinnee, jinni

   (Islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the Koran and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals

   familiar, familiar spirit

   a spirit (usually in animal form) that acts as an assistant to a witch or wizard

   peri

   (Persian folklore) a supernatural being descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until penance is done

   apparition, fantasm, phantasm, phantasma, phantom, specter, spectre

   a ghostly appearing figure

   presence

   an invisible spiritual being felt to be nearby

   kachina

   a deified spirit of the Pueblo people

   numen

   a spirit believed to inhabit an object or preside over a place (especially in ancient Roman religion)

   python

   a soothsaying spirit or a person who is possessed by such a spirit

   silvan, sylvan

   a spirit that lives in or frequents the woods

   thunderbird

   (mythology) the spirit of thunder and lightning believed by some Native Americans to take the shape of a great bird

   zombi, zombi spirit, zombie, zombie spirit

   (voodooism) a spirit or supernatural force that reanimates a dead body

   bad fairy

   a fairy that tends to cause harm

   bogey, bogie, bogy

   an evil spirit

   daemon, daimon, demon, devil, fiend

   an evil supernatural being

   cacodaemon, cacodemon

   an evil spirit

   ghoul

   an evil spirit or ghost

   goblin, hob, hobgoblin

   (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings

   kelpie, kelpy

   (Scottish folklore) water spirit in the form of a horse that likes to drown its riders

   lamia, vampire

   (folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living

   shaitan, shaytan

   (Islam) a rebellious jinni who leads men astray

   eblis

   (Islam) the principal evil jinni in Islamic mythology

   Flying Dutchman

   the captain of a phantom ship (the Flying Dutchman) who was condemned to sail against the wind until Judgment Day

   type of:

   spiritual being, supernatural being

   an incorporeal being believed to have powers to affect the course of human events