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Meaning of tulpa | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈtʌlpə

Definitions

  1. A magical creature that attains corporeal reality, having been originally merely imaginary.
  2. A type of thought-form regarded as capable of independent action, with a persistent personality and identity; a kind of modern imaginary friend.

Equivalents

Português tulpa
Русский тульпа

Examples

“When the year was up, the tulpa began growing. It lost its fear of its master and began taking on new forms of its own. It ceased to run errands ....”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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