golem

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A creature of Jewish mythology, a golem is an animated being made by man from clay and water who knows neither his own strength nor the extent of his ignorance.

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  1. noun In Jewish folklore, an artificially created human supernaturally endowed with life.

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  • Evidently deciding that it was a losing game to trade insults with the golem, the chief addressed Cheiron. —  Volk
  • It had taken over the golem, and caused the golem to invoke Crombie and me from the bottle. —  Question Quest
  • Fortunately, the Mundanes did not know her nature and did not realize that the golem was a living creature. —  Night Mare
  • Unfortunately, though the golem was immune to poison gas, Bink was not. —  A Spell for Chameleon
  • "You're a-" He had been about to say "person" but remembered that the golem was technically not a person. —  The Source of Magic
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  1. Hebrew gōlem, lump, clod, fool, from gālam, to wrap up; see glm in Semitic roots.

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/ˈgoʊlɛm/
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