ghoul
English edit
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Etymology edit
From Persian غول (ğul) from Arabic غُول (ḡūl). Compare French goule, of the same origin.
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Noun edit
ghoul (plural ghouls)
- (mythology, Islam) 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!.
- 1962, “Monster Mash”, Bobby "Boris" Pickett and Lenny Capizzi (lyrics), performed by Bobby (Boris) Pickett and The Crypt-Kickers:
- From my laboratory in the Castle east
To the master bedroom, where the vampires feast
The ghouls all came from their humble abodes
To get a jolt from my electrodes
They did the Mash
They did the Monster Mash.
- A graverobber.
- A person with an undue interest in death and corpses, or more generally in things that are revolting and repulsive.
- (derogatory, slang) A person with a callous or uncaring attitude to human life and suffering, particularly when prioritizing economic concerns.
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- (demon) Algol
- (graverobber) resurrection man, resurrectionist, body snatcher
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- Portuguese: ghoul
Translations edit
a spirit said to feed on corpses
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a graverobber
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Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from English ghoul, from Persian غول (ğul).
Noun edit
ghoul m (plural ghouls)