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Ghoul vs Ghast - What's the difference?

ghoul | ghast |

As a noun ghoul

is (mythology|folklore) a spirit said to feed on corpses.

As a verb ghast is

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As an adjective ghast is

having a ghastly appearance; weird.

ghoul

English

Alternative forms

* ghole

Noun

(en noun)
  • (mythology, folklore) A spirit said to feed on corpses.
  • * 1927 — , Pickman's Model
    • The other chamber had shown a pack of ghouls and witches over-running the world of our forefathers, but this one brought the horror right into our own daily life!.
  • A graverobber
  • A person with an undue interest in death and corpses.

    • Derived terms

    * ghoulish

    Related terms

    * (graverobber) resurrection man, resurrectionist, body snatcher

    Descendants

    * Portuguese: (l)

    Anagrams

    * ----

    ghast

    English

    Etymology 1

    Variation of gast, from (etyl) gasten, from (etyl) . More at (l).

    Verb

    (en verb)
    • Derived terms
    * (l) * (l) * (l) * (l) * (l)

    Etymology 2

    Poetic abbreviation of ghastly.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having a ghastly appearance; weird.