Dybbuk
/ˈdɪbʊk/ noun
noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A malicious possessing spirit, believed to be the dislocated soul of a dead person. Judaism
- 2 (Jewish folklore) a demon that enters the body of a living person and controls that body's behavior wordnet
Example
More examples"Sholem was possessed by the dybbuk of a very evil man."
Etymology
From Yiddish דיבוק (dibek), from Hebrew דבק (dovek, “cling”).