Ghost
From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia
Illustration: Henri Robin and a Specter, 1863 by Eugène Thiébault
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A ghost is usually defined as the apparition of a deceased person, frequently similar in appearance to that person, and encountered in places he or she frequented, or in association with the person's former belongings. The word "ghost" may also refer to the spirit or soul of a deceased person, or to any spirit or demon.
See also
- Unclean spirit
- Demonic possession
- Afterlife
- Ghost hunting
- Ghost in the machine
- Haunted house
- Fear of ghosts
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