hungry ghost
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WOTD – 30 January 2012
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Noun
hungry ghost (plural hungry ghosts)
- (Buddhism, Chinese folk religion) A type of supernatural being, condemned to desire more than it can consume. Often depicted with large belly and tiny mouth.
Translations
in Buddhism, a type of supernatural being
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