Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun In Jewish folklore, an artificially created human supernaturally endowed with life.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In Jewish use, a shapeless mass; an unfinished vessel or a lifeless bulk; in modern Jewish parlance, a blockhead; a stupid.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A Creature made of mud and clay. Brought to life from a magical spell on a piece of paper shoved in its mouth.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a mechanism that can move automatically
- noun (Jewish folklore) an artificially created human being that is given life by supernatural means
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The impression you get from a golem is more of brute force and slavery which I doubt is what you are going for with your character.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Open Writing Forum 2009
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Knowing this, what do you think the significance of the golem is in this novel.
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon: Questions 2000
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And I think a golem is a pretty accurate metaphor.
nessus Diary Entry nessus 2006
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If you played D&D or are Jewish, you know that a golem is a living creature animated out of inanimate material, in this case clay.
Archive 2005-12-01 Tripp 2005
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He tried to quell his human softness, knowing the golem was a literally heartless, unliving thing, but he could not.
Split Infinity Anthony, Piers 1980
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He tried to quell his human softness, knowing the golem was a literally heartless, unliving thing, but he could not.
Split Infinity Anthony, Piers 1980
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There is a creature found in traditional Jewish folklore called the golem, an animate humanlike being fashioned completely from inanimate material.
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There is a creature found in traditional Jewish folklore called the golem, an animate humanlike being fashioned completely from inanimate material.
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Both versions recall the golem running amok and threatening innocent lives, so Rabbi Loew removed the Divine Name, rendering the golem lifeless.
Jihad Monitor 2008
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I did want to take a moment to point out how the reviewer takes umbrage with my usage of the word "golem" instead of "zombie".
delcj commented on the word golem
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September 21, 2007