malignant spirit

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Alongside his wife, Lorraine, he works as a paranormal investigator, and this is hardly his first tête-à-tête with a malignant spirit.

From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2021

He is a most malignant spirit, and his delight is in destroying souls.

From Elsie at Nantucket by Finley, Martha

There is scarcely any malignant spirit, from a loup-garou to an ague, which cannot be found in the deserts of Aquitaine.

From Béarn and the Pyrenees A Legendary Tour to the Country of Henri Quatre by Costello, Louisa Stuart

He seemed to be a most malignant spirit.

From The Mandarin's Fan by Hume, Fergus

But, though the natives have never discovered this for themselves, they do not, as in other diseases, attempt to explain yaws as the work of a malignant spirit.

From The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom by Thomson, Basil