Meaning of ghostdom | Babel Free
Definitions
The condition, state, or realm of ghosts or spirits; spirituality; spiritualism.
uncountable, usually
Examples
“I have seized the key that unlocks the mystic realms of ghostdom, and I will hold it as a flaming torch over that dark domain till its shadows have fled forever from the minds of men.”
“Of course non-Christians adopt another method, and they often get the waifs and strays of ghostdom to bother and annoy.”
“He has been as active as the next man since his arrival in ghostdom.”
“Bonnie sighed. “You've been very challenging, Mama. You still won't admit I'm anything but a dream.” “Because your so-called ghostly powers seem to be rather limited. Ghostdom? What kind of word is that?”
“In this ecstatic surge of floral imagery she relinquishes Bloom's presence for his name, and thus bequeaths him with his ghostdom and his passport to eternity.”
“But what we're seeing is, even the ghostdoms that are coming in and joining the central government, or even Fahim Khan, who was defense minister and first vice president, they are not giving up their militias, …”
“If so, he would be one of the most obvious candidates for ghostdom in the Lowcountry.”
““You mean a different kind of ghostdom than you're living now?” “It will be no ghostdom or afterlife at all.” He tried not to shudder.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.