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| being |
any living creature, or something people see as a living creature, such as a spirit or ghost [1/2 definitions] |
| ghost |
of a ghost, to appear persistently in (a place) or to (a person); haunt. [1/7 definitions] |
| ghostly |
like a ghost; pale or eerie. |
| haunt |
to live in or visit as a ghost. [1/3 definitions] |
| Holy Spirit |
the third member of the Christian Trinity; Holy Ghost. |
| Janjaweed |
(used with a pl. verb) a heavily-armed, mounted militia group based in the Darfur region of Sudan. The name "janjaweed" comes from the Arabic, meaning "ghost riders." |
| phantasm |
a ghost or phantom; specter. [1/3 definitions] |
| phantom |
a ghost or something else that seems real, but is not real. |
| shade |
a ghost or spirit; specter. [1/16 definitions] |
| specter |
a ghost or apparition, esp. one that causes dread or terror. [1/2 definitions] |
| spirit |
a being that is not of this world, such as a devil, ghost, or fairy. [1/5 definitions] |
| spook |
(informal) a ghost; phantom. [1/2 definitions] |
| supernatural |
of, pertaining to, or caused by a ghost, demon, or the like. [1/4 definitions] |
| trinity |
(cap.) in Christianity, the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, considered as the threefold personality of God. [1/2 definitions] |
| walk |
to move in a visible form, as a ghost or specter. [1/14 definitions] |
| wraith |
the ghost of a dead person; specter. [1/2 definitions] |
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