ghouln.

Brit.

/ɡuːl/, U.S.

/ɡul/

Forms: 1700s–1800s goule, 1800s ghole, 1800s ghoule, 1800s gowle, 1800s–1900s ghool, 1800s– ghol, 1800s– ghoul, 1800s– ghowl, 1800s– ghul, 1800s– goul, 1800s– gowl.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Arabic. Etymons: French goule; Arabic ġūl.

Etymology: < (i) French goule (1712 in the source translated in quot. 1721; 1697 as gaïlan, reflecting the Arabic variant plural form ġīlān), and its etymon (ii) Arabic ġūl shape-shifting desert demon, monster < ġāla to snatch, seize, grab, with reference to the demon seizing (living or dead) human bodies.The spellings in gh- are probably after ghost n. With the forms ghole and ghol perhaps compare Persian ġōl (itself < Arabic).

1. Originally in Arabic folklore: an evil spirit that dwells in a cemetery or other lonely or deserted place, esp. one preying on corpses or luring humans to death in order to consume them. In later use more generally: a frightening or malign supernatural being, typically having an appetite for human flesh, and the appearance of a grotesque or bestial humanoid.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > evil spirit or demon > [noun] > ghoul

ghoul1721

ghoulie1905

1721 tr. A. Galland Arabian Nights Entertainm. X. 123 Your Majesty knows that the Goules of both Sexes are wandring Dæmons, which generally infest old Building, from whence they rush, but by Surprize, on People that pass by.

1786 S. Henley tr. W. Beckford Arabian Tale 124 All the stories of malignant Dives, and dismal Goules [Fr. Goules] thronged into her memory.

1817 T. Moore Lalla Rookh 114 No church-yard Ghole, caught lingering in the light Of the bless'd sun.

1870 J. R. Lowell Among my Bks. (1873) 1st Ser. 84 It sucks with the vampire, gorges with the ghoule.

1934 J. Miller Camel-Bells of Baghdad xvi. 165 There are many ghouls—we were told—in the valley through which we drove today.

2011 FourFourTwo Oct. 28/4 What's that lurking in the shadows? A ghoul? A goblin? A flesh-eating zombie?

2. figurative. Someone who resembles a ghoul, esp. in having an excessive fascination with death, disaster, misfortune, etc.; a morbid or macabre person.

ΚΠ

1812 Q. Rev. Mar. 53 These human Ghowls were not..content..to let their friends die a natural death before they ate them.

1854 W. M. Thackeray Newcomes I. xxxi. 312 Ghouls feasting on the fresh corpse of a reputation.

1885 M. E. Braddon Wyllard's Weird I. iii. 95 What ghouls people must be to gloat over such a subject.

1934 D. Thomas Coll. Lett. (1987) 161 I wish I loved the human race, but ghouls, vampires, women-rippers, deflowerers of weeny infants, warted soaks, pimps, and financiers pass by the window.

2007 S. Dunne Reaper (2009) xxvi. 390 A gaggle of ghouls still loitered outside the murder scene four days after the event.

Compounds

C1. General use as a modifier.

ΚΠ

1856 A. Marsh Evelyn Marston I. i. 9 Famine was written in their looks—ghoul-hunger in their bloodshot, staring eyes.

1858 G. MacDonald Phantastes 76 His ghoul-eyes and his ghastly face fascinated me.

1884 J. Payne tr. Tales from Arabic II. 280 She..told him..that which had betided her with the Ghoul-head.

1983 P. Chambers Dragons can be Dangerous ix. 166 Do you have any ghoul blood in your family?

1999 S. Skelton & J. Benson Rod Serling's Night Gallery 208 The design and execution of the frightening ghoul makeup is an impressive and sophisticated achievement.

C2. As a modifier with past participles, with the sense ‘by a ghoul or ghouls’, as in ghoul-haunted, ghoul-infested, etc.

ΚΠ

1847 E. A. Poe Ulalume in Amer. Rev. Dec. 599 In the ghoul-haunted woodland of Weir.

1986 Orange Coast Mag. Dec. 277/1 The Universal Studios Tour dispels the illusion that..the Munsters had their own ghoul-ridden neighbourhood in Mockingbird Heights.

2007 S. Wilde Art of Redempt. 147 It's a bad vibe, like when you walk into a bar..and instantly know it's all wrong—it's ghoul infested.

Derivatives

ghoul-like adj. resembling or reminiscent of a ghoul.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > evil spirit or demon > [adjective] > ghoulish

ghoul-like1826

ghoulish1840

ghoulish-looking1875

1826 N.-Y. Lit. Gaz. 19 Aug. 279/1 I am very fond of rambling among ruins..but to meet any occupants in such places hath something outre and ghoule-like about it.

1844 B. Disraeli Coningsby III. viii. vi. 247 Her natural pallor aggravated into a ghoul-like tint.

1922 Marion (Ohio) Daily Star 5 Sept. 6/6 There is a ghoul-like element in all baseball crowds.

2018 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 29 Oct. 23 Every now and again the good folks were startled by some of the wicked and loathsome doings of these ghoul-like wretches.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ghoul
释义	ghouln. Brit. /ɡuːl/, U.S. /ɡul/ Forms: 1700s–1800s goule, 1800s ghole, 1800s ghoule, 1800s gowle, 1800s–1900s ghool, 1800s– ghol, 1800s– ghoul, 1800s– ghowl, 1800s– ghul, 1800s– goul, 1800s– gowl. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Arabic. Etymons: French goule; Arabic ġūl. Etymology: < (i) French goule (1712 in the source translated in quot. 1721; 1697 as gaïlan, reflecting the Arabic variant plural form ġīlān), and its etymon (ii) Arabic ġūl shape-shifting desert demon, monster < ġāla to snatch, seize, grab, with reference to the demon seizing (living or dead) human bodies.The spellings in gh- are probably after ghost n. With the forms ghole and ghol perhaps compare Persian ġōl (itself < Arabic). 1. Originally in Arabic folklore: an evil spirit that dwells in a cemetery or other lonely or deserted place, esp. one preying on corpses or luring humans to death in order to consume them. In later use more generally: a frightening or malign supernatural being, typically having an appetite for human flesh, and the appearance of a grotesque or bestial humanoid. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > evil spirit or demon > [noun] > ghoul ghoul1721 ghoulie1905 1721 tr. A. Galland Arabian Nights Entertainm. X. 123 Your Majesty knows that the Goules of both Sexes are wandring Dæmons, which generally infest old Building, from whence they rush, but by Surprize, on People that pass by. 1786 S. Henley tr. W. Beckford Arabian Tale 124 All the stories of malignant Dives, and dismal Goules [Fr. Goules] thronged into her memory. 1817 T. Moore Lalla Rookh 114 No church-yard Ghole, caught lingering in the light Of the bless'd sun. 1870 J. R. Lowell Among my Bks. (1873) 1st Ser. 84 It sucks with the vampire, gorges with the ghoule. 1934 J. Miller Camel-Bells of Baghdad xvi. 165 There are many ghouls—we were told—in the valley through which we drove today. 2011 FourFourTwo Oct. 28/4 What's that lurking in the shadows? A ghoul? A goblin? A flesh-eating zombie? 2. figurative. Someone who resembles a ghoul, esp. in having an excessive fascination with death, disaster, misfortune, etc.; a morbid or macabre person. ΚΠ 1812 Q. Rev. Mar. 53 These human Ghowls were not..content..to let their friends die a natural death before they ate them. 1854 W. M. Thackeray Newcomes I. xxxi. 312 Ghouls feasting on the fresh corpse of a reputation. 1885 M. E. Braddon Wyllard's Weird I. iii. 95 What ghouls people must be to gloat over such a subject. 1934 D. Thomas Coll. Lett. (1987) 161 I wish I loved the human race, but ghouls, vampires, women-rippers, deflowerers of weeny infants, warted soaks, pimps, and financiers pass by the window. 2007 S. Dunne Reaper (2009) xxvi. 390 A gaggle of ghouls still loitered outside the murder scene four days after the event. Compounds C1. General use as a modifier. ΚΠ 1856 A. Marsh Evelyn Marston I. i. 9 Famine was written in their looks—ghoul-hunger in their bloodshot, staring eyes. 1858 G. MacDonald Phantastes 76 His ghoul-eyes and his ghastly face fascinated me. 1884 J. Payne tr. Tales from Arabic II. 280 She..told him..that which had betided her with the Ghoul-head. 1983 P. Chambers Dragons can be Dangerous ix. 166 Do you have any ghoul blood in your family? 1999 S. Skelton & J. Benson Rod Serling's Night Gallery 208 The design and execution of the frightening ghoul makeup is an impressive and sophisticated achievement. C2. As a modifier with past participles, with the sense ‘by a ghoul or ghouls’, as in ghoul-haunted, ghoul-infested, etc. ΚΠ 1847 E. A. Poe Ulalume in Amer. Rev. Dec. 599 In the ghoul-haunted woodland of Weir. 1986 Orange Coast Mag. Dec. 277/1 The Universal Studios Tour dispels the illusion that..the Munsters had their own ghoul-ridden neighbourhood in Mockingbird Heights. 2007 S. Wilde Art of Redempt. 147 It's a bad vibe, like when you walk into a bar..and instantly know it's all wrong—it's ghoul infested. Derivatives ghoul-like adj. resembling or reminiscent of a ghoul. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > evil spirit or demon > [adjective] > ghoulish ghoul-like1826 ghoulish1840 ghoulish-looking1875 1826 N.-Y. Lit. Gaz. 19 Aug. 279/1 I am very fond of rambling among ruins..but to meet any occupants in such places hath something outre and ghoule-like about it. 1844 B. Disraeli Coningsby III. viii. vi. 247 Her natural pallor aggravated into a ghoul-like tint. 1922 Marion (Ohio) Daily Star 5 Sept. 6/6 There is a ghoul-like element in all baseball crowds. 2018 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 29 Oct. 23 Every now and again the good folks were startled by some of the wicked and loathsome doings of these ghoul-like wretches. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1721
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