golem

go·lem

G0185400 (gō′ləm)n. In Jewish folklore, an artificially created human supernaturally endowed with life.

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[Hebrew gōlem, lump, clod, fool, from gālam, to wrap up; see glm in Semitic roots.]

golem

(ˈɡəʊlɛm) n (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]

go•lem

(ˈgoʊ ləm, -lɛm)

n. (in Jewish folklore) a figure artificially constructed in the form of a human being and endowed with life. [1895–1900; (< Yiddish goylem) < Hebrew gōlem shapeless thing]

Thesaurus

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 cultureJudaism - the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmudmythical being - an imaginary being of myth or fable
	2.	golem - a mechanism that can move automaticallyrobot, automatonandroid, humanoid, mechanical man - an automaton that resembles a human beingmechanism - device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function

Translations

golemגולם