Dybbuk (noun)

In Jewish folklore, a malicious possessing spirit believed to be the dislocated soul of a dead person.

Origin:

Yiddish, from hebrew diḇbūq "attachment".

Examples:

1. The villagers whispered that the strange behavior of the young woman was the result of a dybbuk possessing her.
2. The old rabbi was said to have the power to cast out dybbuks, banishing them back to the afterlife.
3. The concept of the dybbuk was a central part of Jewish mystical belief, a cautionary tale of the dangers of the spirit world.
4. The movie "The Dybbuk" was based on a famous play that explores the concept of a possessed person.
5. The dybbuk was a persistent presence in the religious folklore of Eastern Europe, a dark force to be reckoned with.