ghostkind

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noun

The whole body of ghosts or spirits; ghosts or spirits taken collectively.

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Meanings

nounghostkind (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe whole body of ghosts or spirits; ghosts or spirits taken collectively.

    But merely passing through the first floor was, of course, a giant leap for ghostkind.

    2008, Douglas Anthony Cooper, Milrose Munce and the Den of Professional Help
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    Sir Valentine is dead, and our friend has just announced the possibly imminent doom of the vicious powers that have usurped his proper influence and blighted his philanthropic designs for the amelioration of the ills of ghostkind and mankind.

    1894, Sarah Orne Jewett, The New England magazine

    But here again, the things that are most hateful to us are the Reincarnation into the "Three Vile Realms" (the Purgatory, the Hungry Ghostkind, and the Animalhood) in the next life.

    2005, Cheng Guan, A trilogy of Ch'an

Origin

From ghost + -kind.

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APA

ghostkind. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghostkind

MLA

“ghostkind.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghostkind. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ghostkind,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghostkind.

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