Dybbukim

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  dybbuk \dyb"buk\ (d[i^]b"b[u^]k; Hebrew d[=e]*b[=oo]k"), n.; pl.
     {dybbuks}; Hebr. {dybbukim} (d[=e]`b[=oo]k*[=e]m"). (Jewish
     folklore)
     the wandering soul of a dead person, or a demon, that enters
     the body of a living person and controls that body's
     behavior. It may be exorcised by religious rites.


  
     Syn: dibbuk.
          [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]