golem

noun /ˈɡəʊ.ləm/

1. A humanoid creature made from clay, animated by magic. The most famous was made by Rabbi Loew in the 16th century to defend the Jews of Prague from a pogrom.

2. A humanoid creature made from any previously inanimate matter, such as wood or stone, animated by magic.

   She is elected mayor through the help of a golem she creates out of the soil of the potted plants she keeps in her apartment.

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Hebrew גולם \ גֹּלֶם (gólem).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry golem (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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