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Definition: GHOST
GHOST: Disembodied soul; esp the soul of a dead person haunting the living.
Collins Dictionary
Other associated ghost words: apparition,
larva, phantom, shadow, soul, spectre, spirit, spook, visitant.
What are GHOSTS?
All civilisations have believed in ghosts - there
is even a Buddhist text describing how the Buddha trained himself to overcome fear by sitting in a haunted graveyard. The
usual assumption has been that they are spirits of the dead. In modern times it has become increasingly clear that at least
one type of ghost, the poltergeist, emanates from the unconscious minds of living human beings. In recent years,
there has also been an increasing tendency to accept a theory put forward by Sir Oliver Lodge, that some ghosts
may be a kind of 'recording' in rooms in which some tragedy has taken place.
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Ghost Hunter terms:
Haunted: A place inhabited by a ghost..
Orbs Circles
of light that are believed to indicate the presence of a ghost. Orbs are often caught on camera. Example photographs
can be found on our Real Ghost Pictures section.
Halloween: According to superstition the ghosts
of the dead are supposed to return to the earth on the 31st October- the eve of 'All Saints Day'.
Ghost hunters:
People interested in parapsychology who search for ghosts.
Other related words: apparition, larva, phantom, shadow, soul, spectre,
spirit, spook, spooky, supernatural..
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