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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

dybbuk

/(dĭb"bŭk; Hebrew dē*bo͞ok")/ · dyb·buk · IPA /ˈdɪbʊk/
01 n. 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 exor…
pl. dybbuks, dybbukim ((dē`bo͞ok*ēm"))
  1. 1.
    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.(Jewish folklore)
Syn. dibbuk.