golem

Noun
  1. (Jewish folklore) an artificially created human being that is given life by supernatural means (synset 110156295)
    referred to in:
    • 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
    is a type of: mythical being - an imaginary being of myth or fable
  2. A mechanism that can move automatically (synset 102764397)
    is a type of: mechanism - device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function
    subtypes: android, humanoid, mechanical man - an automaton that resembles a human being
    same as: automaton, robot

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