- Muslim Folklore an evil spirit that robs graves and feeds on the flesh of the dead
- a person who robs graves
- a person who derives pleasure from loathsome acts or things
Origin of ghoul
Arabic gh?l, demon of the desert from gh?la, to seizeghoul
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ghoul
noun
- An evil spirit or demon in Muslim folklore believed to plunder graves and feed on corpses.
- In popular folklore, an undead or subhuman being, especially one that eats human flesh.
- A grave robber.
- One who delights in the revolting, morbid, or loathsome.
Origin of ghoul
Arabic ġūl from ġāla to seize, snatch ġwlRelated Forms:
- ghoul′ish
adjective
- ghoul′ish·ly
adverb
- ghoul′ish·ness
noun
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Noun
(plural ghouls)
- (mythology, folklore) A spirit said to feed on corpses.
- A graverobber; a person with an undue interest in death and corpses.
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Sentence Examples
- These recipes are fun and are sure to get everyone in a ghoul mood.
- The game participants take turns spinning the bottle and the winner (loser?) has to kiss the ghoul in front of everyone else.
- The party host will need to have a rubber ghoul mask, the uglier the better.
- If the person who is wearing the ghoul mask hams it up, it will make the game even funnier.
- Here you'll find instructions for making numerous masks, including a pumpkin, a mouse, a lion, or an original ghoul.
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