Golem
/ˈɡəʊ.ləm/ noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A humanoid creature made from clay, animated by magic.
- 2 a mechanism that can move automatically wordnet
- 3 A humanoid creature made from any previously inanimate matter, such as wood or stone, animated by magic. broadly
"She is elected mayor through the help of a golem she creates out of the soil of the potted plants she keeps in her apartment."
- 4 (Jewish folklore) an artificially created human being that is given life by supernatural means wordnet
Example
More examples"The town is protected by a golem."
Etymology
From Hebrew גולם \ גֹּלֶם (gólem).