ghost
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Summary
ghost ranks in the top 0.3% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,686 views/month, #235 of 77,819).[1]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: spirit[2], undead[3], supernatural being[4]
- Commons category: Ghosts[5]
- Unicode character: 👻[6]
- Has part(s): ghosts in Thai culture[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Ghosts[8]
- Commons gallery: Ghost[9]
- Described by source: Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[10], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[11], National Encyclopedia of Uzbekistan[12]
- Partially coincident with: apparition[13], fairy[14]
- Different from: Ghost[15], Fantôme[16], ghost in a work of fiction[17]
- Has list: list of ghosts[18]
- Wikidata usage instructions: for ghosts from a work of fiction see ghost in a work of fiction[19]
- Hashtag: ghost[20], spiritual-beings[21]
- Studied by: ghostology[22]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[23]
- P14470: Concepts/Ghost[24]
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Influence
Things named for ghost include Ghost[25], a film[26], directed by Jerry Zucker[27]; phantom limb[28]; Ghost Ranch[29], a ranch[30], in United States[31], founded in 1949[32]; Phantom[33], a literary work[34], written by Jo Nesbø[35]; and ghosting[36], an artifact[37].
Why It Matters
ghost has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] ghost is known by 97 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]
Entities named for ghost include Ghost[25], a film[26], directed by Jerry Zucker[27]; phantom limb[28]; Ghost Ranch[29], a ranch[30], in United States[31], founded in 1949[32]; Phantom[33], a literary work[34], written by Jo Nesbø[35]; and ghosting[36], an artifact[37].