English noun: zombie |
1. | zombie (person) a dead body that has been brought back to life by a supernatural force |
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| Synonyms | living dead, zombi |
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| Broader (hypernym) | dead person, dead soul, deceased, deceased person, decedent, departed |
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2. | zombie (person) (voodooism) a spirit or supernatural force that reanimates a dead body |
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| Synonyms | zombi, zombi spirit, zombie spirit |
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| Broader (hypernym) | disembodied spirit, spirit |
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| Domain category | hoodooism, vodoun, voodoo, voodooism |
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3. | zombie (person) a god of voodoo cults of African origin worshipped especially in West Indies |
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| Synonyms | snake god, zombi |
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| Broader (hypernym) | deity, divinity, god, immortal |
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4. | zombie (person) someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way |
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| Samples | Only an automaton wouldn't have noticed.
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| Synonyms | automaton, zombi |
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| Broader (hypernym) | anomaly, unusual person |
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5. | zombie (food) several kinds of rum with fruit juice and usually apricot liqueur |
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| Synonyms | zombi |
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| Broader (hypernym) | highball |
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| Substance holonym | rum |
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