Zombie Definition
zŏmbē
zombies
noun
zombies
In voodoo belief and popular folklore, a corpse that has been reanimated, especially by means of a supernatural power or spell.
American Heritage
One who looks or behaves like an automaton.
American Heritage
Any animated corpse, as in horror films and stories.
Webster's New World
In West Indian voodoo, a corpse brought to a state of trancelike animation and made to obey the commands of the person exercising the power.
Webster's New World
A weird, eccentric, or unattractive person.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- zombie spirit
- zombi spirit
- zombi
- snake god
- living-dead
- automaton
Other Word Forms of Zombie
Noun
Singular:
zombiePlural:
zombiesOrigin of Zombie
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From a Bantu language. Compare Kikongo zumbi (“fetish"), Kimbundu nzambi (god), and Caribbean folklore's jumbee (a spirit or demon). May also be related to sombra.
From Wiktionary
Louisiana French Creole Haitian Creole zonbi of Bantu origin Kimbundu nzúmbi ghost, soul, spirit
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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