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go·lem (gō′ləm, -lem′)

noun

Jewish Legend a human being artificially created by cabalistic rites

Etymology: Heb, orig., embryo; later, monster (> Yiddish goylem, dolt), akin to Ar ghulām, lad

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golem Usage Examples

Preposition: as

  • prototype: But the lords are secretly planning to use the golems as prototypes for an army of conquest!

Converse of object

  • make: Eight zombies each armed with blades flecked with rust and poison faced them as did a huge golem made from mismatched bones.

Adjective modifier

  • remote-controlled: The results are towering remote-controlled golems in the image of our favorite sorceresses!

Modifies a noun

  • enemy: Look for the room where the second giant golem enemy is found.

Noun used with modifier

  • devil: Following a massive earth quake the devil golems have been awakened, through the need for power and greed.
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