golem

(gō′ləm, -lem′)

noun

Jewish Legend a human being artificially created by cabalistic rites

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

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noun

In Jewish folklore, an artificially created human supernaturally endowed with life.

Origin:

Origin: Hebrew gōlem, lump, clod, fool

Origin: , from gālam, to wrap up; see glm in Semitic roots

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