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Elemental Spirits

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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A general name given in the Middle Ages to salamanders, undines, sylphs, and gnomes, spirits superstitiously believed to have dominion respectively over, as well as to have had their dwelling in, the four elements—fire, water, air, and earth.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Elemental Spirits'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​e/elemental-spirits.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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