GOLEM


Meaning of GOLEM in English

/ ˈgəʊləm; ˈgɔɪ-; NAmE ˈgoʊ-/ noun

1.

(in Jewish stories) a figure made of clay that comes to life

2.

a machine that behaves like a human

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WORD ORIGIN

late 19th cent.: from Yiddish goylem , from Hebrew gōlem shapeless mass.

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