go·lem (g  l m)n. In Jewish folklore, an artificially created human supernaturally endowed with life. [Hebrew g lem, lump, clod, fool, from g lam, to wrap up; see glm in Semitic roots.] |
golem [ˈgəʊlɛm]
n
(Myth & Legend / Non-European Myth & Legend) (in Jewish legend) an artificially created human being brought to life by supernatural means
[from Yiddish goylem, from Hebrew gōlem formless thing]
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| Noun | 1. |  golem - (Jewish folklore) an artificially created human being that is given life by supernatural meansfolklore - the unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture Judaism - the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud mythical being - an imaginary being of myth or fable |
| 2. |  golem - a mechanism that can move automaticallymechanism - device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function |
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