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ghost

ghost In historical psychology usage, a ghost is an apparent manifestation understood as a disembodied spirit or, more broadly, as something taken to come from a spirit world.

In historical psychology usage, a ghost is an apparent manifestation understood as a disembodied spirit or, more broadly, as something taken to come from a spirit world. The term was also used earlier as a word for spirit.

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Drafting source: Baldwin Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901. 1901 New York Macmillan original; archive index checked 2026-10-18. “Ghost” (Ghost).
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