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Webster 1913 Edition

Empuse

Em-puse′

,
Noun.
[LL.
empusa
, Gr. [GREEK].]
A phantom or specter.
[Obs.]
Jer. Taylor.

Webster 1828 Edition

Empuse

EMPU'SE

,
Noun.
A phantom or specter. [Not used.]

Definition 2024

empuse

empuse

English

Noun

empuse ‎(plural empuses)

  1. (obsolete) A phantom or spectre.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Jeremy Taylor to this entry?)

Etymology

Latin empusa, from Ancient Greek.

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