revenant
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revenant
- /ˈɹɛvənənt/ US, UK
Where it comes from
19th century. From French revenant, the present participle of revenir (“to return”). Compare revenue.
noun revenants
- Someone who returns from a long absence. They would not visit this undesirable revenant with his insolent wealth and discreditable origin.
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A person or thing reborn.
Sometimes […] semi-identifications could be made on the basis of names. Henry VII's son Arthur was hailed as a revenant in this way.
Similar: phoenix
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A supernatural being that returns from the dead; a zombie or ghost.
For granting even that Religion were dead; that it had died, half-centuries ago, with unutterable Dubois; or emigrated lately, to Alsace, with Necklace-Cardinal Rohan; or that it now walked as goblin revenant with Bishop Talleyrand of Autun; yet does not the Shadow of Religion, the Cant of Religion,
Similar: apparition, spectre
adjective more revenant · most revenant
- Returning. On clear nights when the moon was full, she waited for its shining revenant ghost.
Translations
Every language
noun someone who returns from a long absence
| Español | aparecido, aparecida, hijo pródigo, hija pródiga |
|---|---|
| Português | aparecido, aparecida |
| Français | revenant, revenante |
| Deutsch | Heimkehrer, Rückkehrer |
| Русский | челове́к čelovék, возвращающийся после долгого отсутствия |
noun someone reborn
| Español | renacido, renacida, vuelto a nacer, vuelta a nacer |
|---|---|
| Português | renascido, renascida |
| Français | revenant |
| Русский | перерождённый pereroždjónnyj |
noun supernatural being
| Español | resucitado, resucitada, zombi, fantasma, espectro, aparición |
|---|---|
| Português | zumbi, fantasma, revivente, aparição |
| Français | revenant |
| Deutsch | Wiedergänger |
| Русский | зо́мби zómbi, привиде́ние prividénije, при́зрак prízrak |
Talk about this word "revenant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/revenant. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. revenant. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/revenant "revenant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/revenant.Cite this
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title = {revenant},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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