"ghostkind" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From ghost + -kind. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|ghost|kind}} ghost + -kind Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} ghostkind (uncountable)
  1. The whole body of ghosts or spirits; ghosts or spirits taken collectively. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-ghostkind-en-noun-WHnNP2cJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -kind

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          "text": "Sir Valentine is dead, and our friend has just announced the possibly imminent doom of the vicious powers that have usurped his proper influence and blighted his philanthropic designs for the amelioration of the ills of ghostkind and mankind.",
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          "ref": "2005, Cheng Guan, A trilogy of Ch'an",
          "text": "But here again, the things that are most hateful to us are the Reincarnation into the \"Three Vile Realms\" (the Purgatory, the Hungry Ghostkind, and the Animalhood) in the next life.",
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          "text": "But merely passing through the first floor was, of course, a giant leap for ghostkind.",
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