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Definition of Poltergeist
1. Noun. A ghost that announces its presence with rapping and the creation of disorder.
Definition of Poltergeist
1. Noun. An unseen ghost which makes noises and causes disruption, especially by causing physical objects to move or fly about. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Poltergeist
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Poltergeist
Literary usage of Poltergeist
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Night-side of Nature; Or, Ghosts and Ghost-seers by Catherine Crowe (1850)
"THE poltergeist OF THE GERMANS, AND POSSESSION. WITH regard to the so-called
hauntings, referred to in the preceding chapter, there seems reason to believe ..."
2. The Making of Religion by Andrew Lang (1909)
"THE MAKING OF RELIGION APPENDIX B THE poltergeist AND HIS EXPLAINERS. The evidence
for the genuine supernormal character of such phenomena was not discussed ..."
3. The Making of Religion by Andrew Lang (1898)
"THE MAKING OF RELIGION APPENDIX B THE poltergeist AND HIS EXPLAINERS. IN the
chapter on ' Fetishism and Spiritualism ' it was suggested that the movements ..."
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