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GOLEM

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A mechanism that can move automatically

Synonyms:

automaton; golem; robot

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("golem" is a kind of...):

mechanism (device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "golem"):

android; humanoid; mechanical man (an automaton that resembles a human being)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(Jewish folklore) an artificially created human being that is given life by supernatural means

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("golem" is a kind of...):

mythical being (an imaginary being of myth or fable)

Domain category:

folklore (the unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture)

Judaism (the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud)

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