ghoul

ghoul

G0114100 (go͞ol)n.1. An evil spirit or demon in Muslim folklore believed to plunder graves and feed on corpses.2. In popular folklore, an undead or subhuman being, especially one that eats human flesh.3. A grave robber.4. One who delights in the revolting, morbid, or loathsome.

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[Arabic ġūl, from ġāla, to seize, snatch; see ġwl in Semitic roots.]

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ghoul′ish adj.ghoul′ish·ly adv.ghoul′ish·ness n.

ghoul

(ɡuːl) n1. a malevolent spirit or ghost2. a person interested in morbid or disgusting things3. a person who robs graves4. (Non-European Myth & Legend) (in Muslim legend) an evil demon thought to eat human bodies, either stolen corpses or children[C18: from Arabic ghūl, from ghāla he seized]

ghoul

(gul)

n. 1. an evil demon, orig. of Eastern legend, believed to rob graves, prey on corpses, etc. 2. a grave robber. 3. a person who revels in what is revolting. [1780–90; < Arabic ghūl] ghoul′ish, adj. ghoul′ish•ly, adv. ghoul′ish•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ghoul - someone who takes bodies from graves and sells them for anatomical dissectionbody snatcher, graverobberstealer, thief - a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
	2.	ghoul - an evil spirit or ghostevil spirit - a spirit tending to cause harm

ghoul

nounA perversely bad, cruel, or wicked person:archfiend, beast, devil, fiend, monster, ogre, tiger, vampire.

Translations

гуль