The realm, state, or condition of being a ghost; the supernatural world inhabited by ghosts and spirits.
Compound of 'ghost' plus '-dom,' a suffix meaning realm or domain (as in 'kingdom'). The -dom suffix allowed English speakers to create abstract realms parallel to physical ones.
The -dom suffix is brilliant—it lets English speakers create parallel worlds: we have kingdoms of the living and 'ghostdoms' of the dead, showing how language structures our understanding of reality itself!
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