golem
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
golem /ˈgəʊləm, ˈgɔɪl-/
▶noun
- 1 (in Jewish legend) a clay figure brought to life by magic.
- 2 an automaton or robot.
– origin C19: from Yiddish goylem, from Heb. gōlem ‘shapeless mass’.
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