revenant

• Bezeichnet eine Person, die zurückgekehrt ist, besonders von den Toten oder nach langer Abwesenheit; auch als Adjektiv für etwas, das wie von den Toten zurückgekehrt oder gespenstisch wirkt.

Describes a person who has returned, especially from the dead or from a long absence.

1. Relating to a revenantC2formal

   Of or relating to a person who has returned, especially from the dead.

   Sich auf einen Wiedergänger beziehend

   • The revenant spirit haunted the old castle.
   • Legends often describe revenant figures that return to seek justice.
   • The novel features a revenant character who cannot find peace.

   Synonymereanimatedrevivedrisen

2. Returning or coming backC2formal

   Describing something that returns or reappears after an absence.

   wiederkehrend

   • The revenant traditions of the festival were revived after decades.
   • A revenant melody echoed through the concert hall.
   • The revenant hope for peace emerged after the long war.

   Synonymerecurringrenascentresurgentreturning

   Antonymegoneleaving

• Substantiv, das eine Person bezeichnet, die nach langer Abwesenheit zurückkehrt, oder im Volksglauben einen Verstorbenen, der aus dem Jenseits zurückkommt.

A noun referring to a person who returns after a long absence or, in folklore, someone who has returned from the dead.

1. Returning personC1formal

   A person who returns after a long absence.

   Zurückgekehrter

   • The village welcomed the revenant with open arms after his decades-long journey.
   • She was a revenant from her years abroad, bringing stories of distant lands.
   • The old soldier, a revenant from the war, was finally home.

2. C2formal

   A person who has returned from the dead, often as a ghost or spirit.

   Wiedergänger

   • In the legend, the revenant haunted the castle where he had died.
   • The novel tells the story of a revenant seeking revenge on his murderers.
   • Ancient folklore is filled with tales of revenants and restless spirits.

   Synonymeapparitionghostphantomshadespecterspiritwraith