golem
Jewish Folklore. a figure artificially constructed in the form of a human being and endowed with life.
a stupid and clumsy person; blockhead.
an automaton.
Origin of golem
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How to use golem in a sentence
There was no phone in the mountain, no way to speak to his remaining brothers, the golems, his parents.
Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town | Cory DoctorowThere was an old assayer whom the golems had described to him before his first trip to town.
Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town | Cory DoctorowThe golems stood stock still as Marci and he crept up on Davey.
Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town | Cory DoctorowThere were more golems than Alan could remember seeing at once, six, maybe seven.
Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town | Cory DoctorowDavey dangled by his armpits in the implacable hands of one of the golems, face contorted into unrecognizability.
Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town | Cory Doctorow
British Dictionary definitions for golem
/ (ˈɡəʊlɛm) /
(in Jewish legend) an artificially created human being brought to life by supernatural means
Origin of golem
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