ghouls
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noun
1.
an evil demon, originally of Oriental legend, supposed to feed on human beings, and especially to rob graves, prey on corpses, etc.
2.
a grave robber.
3.
a person who revels in what is revolting.
Origin:
1780–90; < Arabic ghūl
1780–90; < Arabic ghūl
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| —n | |
| 1. | a malevolent spirit or ghost |
| 2. | a person interested in morbid or disgusting things |
| 3. | a person who robs graves |
| 4. | (in Muslim legend) an evil demon thought to eat human bodies, either stolen corpses or children |
| [C18: from Arabic ghūl, from ghāla he seized] | |
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Word Origin & History
ghoul
1786, in Beckford's "Vathek," from Ar. ghul, an evil spirit that robs graves and feeds on corpses, from ghala "he seized."
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Example sentences
The ghouls are there, gory and gruesome, but they are costume ghouls.
One more hour to hear ghouls, goblins and things that go bump in the night.
Before dining, families can explore the various floors of the restaurant that house animatronic ghost and ghouls.
The faces near me were those of ghouls worn out in some unholy midnight revel.
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