NOUN | person | golem | (Jewish folklore) an artificially created human being that is given life by supernatural means |
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artifact | golem, automaton, robot | a mechanism that can move automatically |
Sounds | gow'lahm | |
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Rhymes | abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm... |
Meaning | (Jewish folklore) an artificially created human being that is given life by supernatural means. | |
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Category | Judaism | The monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud |
folklore | The unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture | |
Broader | mythical being | An imaginary being of myth or fable |
Spanish | golem | |
Catalan | golem |
Meaning | A mechanism that can move automatically. | |
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Synonyms | automaton, robot | |
Narrower | android, humanoid, mechanical man | An automaton that resembles a human being |
Broader | mechanism | device consisting of a piece of machinery |
Spanish | autómata, golem, robot | |
Catalan | autòmat, robot |
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