GHOUL


Meaning of GHOUL in English

[ gu:l ]

■ noun

1》 an evil spirit or phantom, especially one supposed to rob graves and feed on dead bodies.

2》 a person morbidly interested in death or disaster.

Derivatives

~ish adjective

~ishly adverb

~ishness noun

Origin

C18: from Arab. ġūl , a desert demon believed to rob graves and devour corpses.

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