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golem definition

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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