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golems

golems is the plural of golem.

Meaning of golem

Noun

golem (plural golems)

  1. A humanoid creature made from clay, animated by magic. The most famous was made by Rabbi Loew in the 16th century to defend the Jews of Prague from a pogrom.
  2. (broadly) A humanoid creature made from any previously inanimate matter, such as wood or stone, animated by magic.
    • She is elected mayor through the help of a golem she creates out of the soil of the potted plants she keeps in her apartment.2016 December 25, Anne Roiphe, “Cynthia Ozick’s Golem Story Is a Fairy Tale of Sexual Obsession and Dentistry”, in The Forward, archived from the original on 15 Jun 2022

Questions about golems

What is golems the plural of?
Golems is the plural of golem.

Words near golems in the dictionary

  1. Golembiewskis
  2. Golembiowski
  3. golemesque
  4. golemic
  5. golemlike
  6. golems
  7. Golenbock
  8. Golenbocks
  9. Goleo
  10. goles
  11. Golestan

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