GHOUL

Ghoul

A ghoul is a folkloric monster or spirit associated with graveyards and consuming human flesh, often classified as undead. The oldest surviving literature that mention ghouls is likely One Thousand and One Nights. The term was first used in English literature in 1786, in William Beckford's Orientalist novel Vathek, which describes the ghūl of Arabian folklore.

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ghoul

Noun

  1. A spirit said to feed on corpses.
  2. A graverobber; a person with an undue interest in death and corpses.


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