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dybbuk
dyb·buk D0442200 (dĭb′o͝ok, dē-bo͞ok′)n. pl. dyb·buks or dyb·buk·im (dĭ-bo͝ok′ĭm, dē′bo͞o-kēm′) In Jewish folklore, the wandering soul of a dead person that enters the body of a living person and controls his or her behavior. [Yiddish dibek, from Hebrew dibbūq, probably from dābaq, to cling; see dbq in Semitic roots.]dybbuk (ˈdɪbək; Hebrew diˈbuk) n, pl -buks or -bukkim (Hebrew -buˈkim) (Judaism) Judaism (in the folklore of the cabala) the soul of a dead sinner that has transmigrated into the body of a living person[from Yiddish dibbūk devil, from Hebrew dibbūq; related to dābhaq to hang on, cling]dyb•buk (ˈdɪb ək) n. (in Jewish folklore) a demon, or the soul of a dead person, that enters the body of a living person and directs the person's conduct, exorcism being possible only by a religious ceremony. [1900–05; < Yiddish] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | dybbuk - (Jewish folklore) a demon that enters the body of a living person and controls that body's behaviordibbukfolklore - the unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a cultureJudaism - the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmuddaemon, daimon, demon, devil, fiend - an evil supernatural being |
dybbuk
Synonyms for dybbuknoun (Jewish folklore) a demon that enters the body of a living person and controls that body's behaviorSynonymsRelated Words- folklore
- Judaism
- daemon
- daimon
- demon
- devil
- fiend
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