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gilgul

American

[geel-gool, gil-gool] / gilˈgul, ˈgɪl gʊl /

noun

Jewish Folklore.

the soul of a dead person that passes into another living body to assume a new existence and atone for past sins.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

gilgulim

plural

Etymology

Origin of gilgul

< Yiddish gilgl literally, transmigration, metamorphosis < Hebrew gilgul metamorphosis, literally, rolling, revolving

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