Meaning of ghostking | Babel Free

Definitions

A king of ghosts or spirits; a ghostly or spiritual king; a king of one's own spirit or soul; a god; God.

Examples

“At last Vikramaditya called to his aid Vetal, the great ghost king.”

“Birds of all kinds live in Greensprings in summer, even the white eagle that we call the ghostking.”

“Moreover, measureless great yaksha generals, rakshasa kings, putana kings, kumbhanda kings, pishacha kings, Vinayaka, the great ghost kings, and all the ghost commanders came before the Buddha, [...]”

“Conan, dispossessed of his throne and dead (or believed so) had in fact all the qualities of the Danish ghostking.”

“They just grow out of cracks in the black rocks. "Never mind what it is! Will you give her back to us?" asked Noheb. He was holding the sword over the Ghost King's head. Jagat was holding the spear against the Ghost King's chest.”

“The play, which began with the dead soldier ghost King appearance of which Horatio told Hamlet, comes full circle when Fortinbras, announces dead soldier honors and burial for ghost King's dead son Prince Hamlet, and prepares to listen to Horatio tell Hamlet's story, [...]”

“They are the ghost kings of the high country, more cautious and wary than deer, and more difficult to track.”

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