ghoul

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English

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Etymology

From Persian غول (ğul) from Arabic غُول (ḡūl). Compare French goule, of the same origin.

Pronunciation

Noun

ghoul (plural ghouls)

  1. (mythology, Muslim demonology) A demon said to feed on corpses.
    • 1927, H.P. Lovecraft, Pickman's Model[1]:
      The other chamber had shown a pack of ghouls and witches over-running the world of our forefathers, but this one brought the horror right into our own daily life!.
  2. A graverobber.
  3. A person with an undue interest in death and corpses, or more generally in things that are revolting and repulsive.

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Descendants

  • Portuguese: ghoul

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English ghoul, from Persian غول (ğul).

Noun

ghoul m (plural s)

  1. (mythology, folklore) ghoul (a spirit said to feed on corpses)