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A god of voodoo cults of African origin worshipped especially in West Indies
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zombie
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ I got into the van and drove home like a zombie . ▪ I put up the antenna the zombie watched me from behind his clutter of uncovered food. ▪ One turns into a zombie in such circumstances. ▪ Only a zombie would risk a child's health ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1871, of West African origin (compare Kikongo zumbi "fetish;" Kimbundu nzambi "god"), originally the name of a snake god, later with meaning "reanimated corpse" in voodoo cult. But perhaps also from Louisiana creole word meaning "phantom, ghost," from Spanish ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A snake god or fetish in religions of West Africa and elsewhere. 2 (context voodoo superstition English) A person, usually undead, animated by unnatural forces (such as magic), with no soul or will of his/her own. 3 (context fiction English) A deceased ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a dead body that has been brought back to life by a supernatural force [syn: zombi , the living dead ] (voodooism) a spirit or supernatural force that reanimates a dead body [syn: zombi , zombi spirit , zombie spirit ] a god of voodoo cults of African ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
The Zombie ( Simon William Garth ) is a fictional supernatural character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The character was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Bill Everett for the standalone story "Zombie" in the horror- ...
Usage examples of zombie.
Zombies, several bottles of that disgusting lemon alcopop and a rum and Coke.
They handed Botch a naughty acting-out girl and got back this compliant little zombie.
They laughed manically as the clearish yellow gasoline fell about the zombie, soaking into his clothes and skin.
One can only guess at the number of lead-footed zombies she unleashed on the dance floors of America.
They don't go into a dark cellar without expecting to be strangled by a zombie.
So I called Doofus, our zombie dragon, and climbed on his back and told him to gallop as far away as he could.
The zombies that trickled south from the decoy missions arrived in dribs and drabs and were easily burned from the air by dragon fire.
We would say: according to Cartesian dualism the Zombie possibility and the Mutant possibility are both wide open.
The pharaohs, of course, can be encapsuled in a cartouche, and even a mage much less puissant than myself can thwart any number of zombies.
What if she got scared of zombie Facer nuns and just forgot the whole thing?
Getting to be true telepaths, I mean, and not just zombies with a flocking instinct.
The zombies had shown a penchant for gouging the eyes from their victims.
With a roar, Guss swooped down, plucked up one of the zombies assailing Artek, and tore it to shreds in midair.
Some rural urchins who had ambled back were inoculated and ready to prowl for zombies.
He lifted his hand in a knockback spell, which would send me sailing right into the zombie.