dybbuk
/ˈdɪbək/
noun
- In Jewish folklore, a wandering soul that enters and controls a living person.
- Some people believe a dybbuk can only be removed by a special religious ceremony.
- In the play, the rabbi performs a ritual to exorcise the dybbuk from the man's body.
- The old story tells of a dybbuk that possessed a young woman in the village.
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