geest

Definitions of geest
  1. noun
    hairpiece covering the head and made of real or synthetic hair
    synonyms: geestgrond
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    roodschimmel, wijnschimmel
    a grey wig
    pruik
    a wig for men that was fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries
  2. noun
    British slang for a scolding
    synonyms: geestgrond
  3. noun
    the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
    synonyms: animus, mensenziel, psyche, ziel
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    klopgeest, poltergeist
    a ghost that announces its presence with rapping and the creation of disorder
  4. noun
    the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination
    synonyms: brein, denkraam, denkvermogen, geestvermogen, hersens, rede, verstand
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    faculteit, kunnen, macht, potentie, vermogen
    one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
  5. noun
    any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings
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    djinn
    (Islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the Koran and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals
    peri
    (Persian folklore) a supernatural being descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until penance is done
    fantoom
    a ghostly appearing figure
    UFO
    an evil spirit
    Beëlzebub, Beëlzebul, demon, droes, duivel
    an evil supernatural being
    vampier
    (folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living
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