Ghostdom

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The condition, state, or realm of ghosts or spirits; spirituality; spiritualism. uncountable, usually

    "I have seized the key that unlocks the mystic realms of ghostdom, and I will hold it as a flaming torch over that dark domain till its shadows have fled forever from the minds of men."

Example

More examples

"I have seized the key that unlocks the mystic realms of ghostdom, and I will hold it as a flaming torch over that dark domain till its shadows have fled forever from the minds of men."

Etymology

From Middle English *gostdom, *gastdom, from Old English gāstdōm (“spirituality”), equivalent to ghost + -dom.

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