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Dybbuk

//ˈdɪbʊk// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A malicious possessing spirit, believed to be the dislocated soul of a dead person. Judaism
  2. 2
    (Jewish folklore) a demon that enters the body of a living person and controls that body's behavior wordnet

Etymology

From Yiddish דיבוק (dibek), from Hebrew דבק (dovek, “cling”).

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