English Explanatory Dictionary

golem

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A humanoid creature made from clay, animated by magic.
  2. A humanoid creature made from any previously inanimate matter, such as wood or stone, animated by magic.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡəʊ.ləm/ /ˈɡɒl.əm/ /ˈɡoʊ.ləm/ /ˈɡɑl.əm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-golem.wav

Word forms

golem golems

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew גולם \ גֹּלֶם (gólem).

Related words

tulpa shikigami

Derived words

golemesque golemic golemlike

Translations

Afrikaans: golem Azerbaijani: qolem Bulgarian: голем Catalan: gòlem Chinese Mandarin: 魔像 Czech: golem Esperanto: golemo Finnish: golem French: golem German: Golem Hebrew: גולם Hungarian: gólem Irish: gólam Italian: golem Japanese: ゴーレム Kalmyk: голем Korean: 골렘 Lithuanian: golemas Macedonian: го́лем Marathi: गोलेम Polish: golem Portuguese: golem Russian: го́лем Serbo-Croatian: го̀лем Serbo-Croatian: gòlem Silesian: golym Spanish: golem Spanish: gólem Thai: โกเลม Ukrainian: го́лем Yiddish: גולם
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