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    revenant
    /ˈrɛvɪnənt/

    noun

    • 1. a person who has returned, especially supposedly from the dead: "he was three hundred years old, a terrible living revenant"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › revenantRevenant Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Denoting “one that returns after death or a long absence,” revenant is a borrowing from French that was originally formed from the present participle of the verb revenir ("to return"). It literally means “one coming back,” either from another place or from the dead.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishREVENANT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    REVENANT definition: 1. someone who has returned, especially someone who returns to life after being dead: 2. someone…. Learn more.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › revenantREVENANT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    noun. a person who returns. a person who returns as a spirit after death; ghost. a corpse reanimated by a supernatural force; an undead being. revenant. / ˈrɛvɪnənt / noun. something, esp a ghost, that returns. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of revenant 1.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryREVENANT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    REVENANT meaning: 1. someone who has returned, especially someone who returns to life after being dead: 2. someone…. Learn more.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › revenantRevenant - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Use the word revenant to talk about someone who returns after a long absence. If your cat goes missing for weeks, only to stroll back into your house one morning, you could describe him as a revenant.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › revenantRevenant - definition of revenant by The Free Dictionary

    Define revenant. revenant synonyms, revenant pronunciation, revenant translation, English dictionary definition of revenant. n. 1. One that returns after a lengthy absence. 2. One who returns after death. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition....

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishREVENANT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Jun 16, 2024 · 1. a person who returns. 2. a person who returns as a spirit after death; ghost. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Word origin.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishrevenant noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of revenant noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › revenant_nrevenant, n. & adj.² meanings, etymology and more | Oxford...

    revengeable, adj. a1522–. revengeance, n. c1480–. Browse more nearby entries. revenant, n. & adj.² meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary.

  11. www.dictionary.com › browse › RevenantREVENANT Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com

    Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023 How to use revenant in a sentence Another revenant came back about that time, along the dimly blazed trails of fate.