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ghoul
A ghoul is a monster or evil spirit in Arabian mythology, associated with graveyards and consuming human flesh. The oldest surviving literature that mention ghouls is likely ''One Thousand and One Nights''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Story of Sidi-Nouman )〕 The term was first used in English literature in 1786, in William Beckford's Orientalist novel ''Vathek'', which describes the ''ghūl'' of Arabian folklore. In modern fiction, the term has often been used for a certain kind of undead monster. By extension, the word ''ghoul'' is also used in a derogatory sense to refer to a person who delights in the macabre, or whose profession is linked directly to death, such as a gravedigger or graverobber.
== Early etymology ==
Ghoul is from the Arabic غول ''ghūl'', from ''ghala'', "to seize". The term is etymologically related to Gallu, a Mesopotamian demon.
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