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ghoul

[ gool ]

noun

  1. an evil demon, originally of Muslim 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.


ghoul

/ ɡuːl /

noun

  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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of ghoul1

First recorded in 1780–90, ghoul is from the Arabic word ghūl

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Word History and Origins

Origin of ghoul1

C18: from Arabic ghūl, from ghāla he seized

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Example Sentences

King Joffrey Baratheon ingesting poison and transforming into a bloodied ghoul during the Purple Wedding.

The ghoul that keeps Putin awake at night is a Ukrainian Cossack.

In Arabic legend, a ghoul is a creature that eats both stolen corpses and children.

He may have meant no more than Emerson, who pictured ill health as a ghoul preying on the heart and life of its victims.

The moonlight made Smith's sallow, disfigured face so much more ghastly than usual, that he had the air of a ghoul or vampyre.

Standing straight, protect us by thy splendor from evil; burn down every ghoul.

Of both portions Jennet and Ellen partook, and would have had Grace join them in the ghoul-like repast, but she refused.

It will cause a woman to fall in love with a ghoul, not to speak of one so tall and handsome as Raymond Lulli.

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