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[syn: dybbuk, dibbuk]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
dybbuk \dyb"buk\ (d[i^]b"b[u^]k; Hebrew d[=e]*b[=oo]k"), n.; pl.
dybbuks; Hebr. dybbukim (d[=e]`b[=oo]k*[=e]m"). (Jewish
folklore)
the wandering soul of a dead person, or a demon, that enters
the body of a living person and controls that body's
behavior. It may be exorcised by religious rites.
Syn: dibbuk.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
dybbuk
n 1: (Jewish folklore) a demon that enters the body of a living
person and controls that body's behavior [syn: dybbuk,
dibbuk]