revenantn.adj.²

Brit.

/ˈrɛvᵻnənt/,

/rəvəˈnɒ̃/, U.S.

/ˈrɛvənənt/,

/ˌrɛvəˈnɑnt/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French revenant, revenir.

Etymology: < French revenant person who returns after a long absence (1690), spirit returned from the dead (1718; compare esprit revenant (1690)), specific uses as noun of present participle of revenir to return (see revenue n.). N.E.D. (1908) gives the non-naturalized pronunciation (rəvənaṅ) /rəvənɑ̃/. Borrowing of the corresponding French feminine form revenante is also sometimes found, e.g.:1827 T. J. Dibdin Reminisc. I. vi. 110 She will however frequently make her appearance in this narrative, not as a revenante, but prior to the period of her final departure.1950 R. Macaulay World my Wilderness xxxii. 234 Did it stab and stir his senses, did he desire her still, the intruder, the revenante, returned to trouble him?

A. n.

1. A person who returns from the dead; a reanimated corpse; a ghost. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > ghost or phantom > [noun]

soulOE

huea1000

ghostOE

fantasyc1325

spiritc1350

phantomc1384

phantasmc1430

haunterc1440

shadowa1464

appearance1488

wraith1513

hag1538

spoorn1584

vizarda1591

life-in-death1593

phantasma1598

umbra1601

larve1603

spectre1605

spectrum1611

apparitiona1616

shadea1616

shapea1616

showa1616

idolum1619

larva1651

white hat?1693

zumbi1704

jumbie1764

duppy1774

waff1777

zombie1788

Wild Huntsman1796

spook1801

ghostie1810

hantua1811

preta1811

bodach1814

revenant1823

death-fetch1826

sowlth1829

haunt1843

night-bat1847

spectrality1850

thivish1852

beastie1867

ghost soul1869

barrow-wight1891

resurrect1892

waft1897

churel1901

comeback1908

1823 Q. Rev. July 460 The apparition of a dead man is termed a Gienganger, that is to say, a revenant, one who ‘gangs again’.

1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth i, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. III. 20 Nor of taking the fatal leap, had my revenant the slightest recollection.

1871 J. R. Lowell My Study Windows 105 The opposition to which he belonged [was] a helpless revenant from the dead and buried Colonial past.

1880 J. H. Shorthouse John Inglesant II. xiii. 274 The yellow glamour of the sunset..clothed in transparent radiance this shadowy revenant from the tomb.

1910 J. C. Lawson Mod. Greek Folklore & Anc. Greek Relig. 407 If the devil in possession of the corpse chose to agitate it and drive it out of the grave, the dead demoniac was at once a revenant.

1958 Times 24 Nov. 12/2 Leonard Salzedo has written the concerto for this revenant among solo instruments.

2004 Believer Oct. 69/1 Vampires..seem to be few and far between. They are such specialized revenants when compared to ghosts.

2. A person who returns to a place.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > aspects of travel > return > [noun] > one who

returner1534

revisitant1831

revenant1867

comebacker1879

comeback1908

back-tracker1946

boomeranger1984

1867 Q. Rev. Oct. 348 All through the day I saw revenants from the army pour in.

1886 E. Lynn Linton Paston Carew I. viii. 134 They would not visit this undesirable revenant with his insolent wealth and discreditable origin.

1895 Daily News 31 Aug. 4/7 The undergraduates, our fogey revenant observes, look much as they did.., in outward aspect.

1925 London Mag. Oct. 453/1 The old man's memory..was fickle... Sometimes the square seemed strange to this revenant, and sometimes it was so familiar as to cause a tightening of the throat.

1992 F. Kaplan Henry James iv. 108 He felt like a latecomer, a revenant to scenes already fully described by former travelers.

B. adj.²

That has returned from, or as if from, the dead; resembling or reminiscent of a ghost.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > ghost or phantom > [adjective] > resembling a ghost

ghost-like1573

spectred1791

ghostish1801

spectral1828

phantomish1832

wraith-like1865

ghosty1866

revenant1897

wraithly1909

1897 M. N. Murfree Juggler v. 122 Glimpses of the moon might shadow forth spirits revenant, but for him memory only must serve.

1909 R. Brooke Let. 16 Apr. (1968) 166 It looks a little like Second Childhood, doesn't it? I think it is merely the first, revenant.

1972 Daily Tel. 12 May (Colour Suppl.) 61/1 In Eastern Europe..thousands of villagers still believe in the malignity of the revenant dead.

2005 Times Lit. Suppl. 18 Mar. 29/1 The Rt Revd Harries's attention is..on the emotional force of particular images of the suffering or revenant Christ.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	revenant
释义	revenantn.adj.² Brit. /ˈrɛvᵻnənt/, /rəvəˈnɒ̃/, U.S. /ˈrɛvənənt/, /ˌrɛvəˈnɑnt/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French revenant, revenir. Etymology: < French revenant person who returns after a long absence (1690), spirit returned from the dead (1718; compare esprit revenant (1690)), specific uses as noun of present participle of revenir to return (see revenue n.). N.E.D. (1908) gives the non-naturalized pronunciation (rəvənaṅ) /rəvənɑ̃/. Borrowing of the corresponding French feminine form revenante is also sometimes found, e.g.:1827 T. J. Dibdin Reminisc. I. vi. 110 She will however frequently make her appearance in this narrative, not as a revenante, but prior to the period of her final departure.1950 R. Macaulay World my Wilderness xxxii. 234 Did it stab and stir his senses, did he desire her still, the intruder, the revenante, returned to trouble him? A. n. 1. A person who returns from the dead; a reanimated corpse; a ghost. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > ghost or phantom > [noun] soulOE huea1000 ghostOE fantasyc1325 spiritc1350 phantomc1384 phantasmc1430 haunterc1440 shadowa1464 appearance1488 wraith1513 hag1538 spoorn1584 vizarda1591 life-in-death1593 phantasma1598 umbra1601 larve1603 spectre1605 spectrum1611 apparitiona1616 shadea1616 shapea1616 showa1616 idolum1619 larva1651 white hat?1693 zumbi1704 jumbie1764 duppy1774 waff1777 zombie1788 Wild Huntsman1796 spook1801 ghostie1810 hantua1811 preta1811 bodach1814 revenant1823 death-fetch1826 sowlth1829 haunt1843 night-bat1847 spectrality1850 thivish1852 beastie1867 ghost soul1869 barrow-wight1891 resurrect1892 waft1897 churel1901 comeback1908 1823 Q. Rev. July 460 The apparition of a dead man is termed a Gienganger, that is to say, a revenant, one who ‘gangs again’. 1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth i, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. III. 20 Nor of taking the fatal leap, had my revenant the slightest recollection. 1871 J. R. Lowell My Study Windows 105 The opposition to which he belonged [was] a helpless revenant from the dead and buried Colonial past. 1880 J. H. Shorthouse John Inglesant II. xiii. 274 The yellow glamour of the sunset..clothed in transparent radiance this shadowy revenant from the tomb. 1910 J. C. Lawson Mod. Greek Folklore & Anc. Greek Relig. 407 If the devil in possession of the corpse chose to agitate it and drive it out of the grave, the dead demoniac was at once a revenant. 1958 Times 24 Nov. 12/2 Leonard Salzedo has written the concerto for this revenant among solo instruments. 2004 Believer Oct. 69/1 Vampires..seem to be few and far between. They are such specialized revenants when compared to ghosts. 2. A person who returns to a place. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > return > [noun] > one who returner1534 revisitant1831 revenant1867 comebacker1879 comeback1908 back-tracker1946 boomeranger1984 1867 Q. Rev. Oct. 348 All through the day I saw revenants from the army pour in. 1886 E. Lynn Linton Paston Carew I. viii. 134 They would not visit this undesirable revenant with his insolent wealth and discreditable origin. 1895 Daily News 31 Aug. 4/7 The undergraduates, our fogey revenant observes, look much as they did.., in outward aspect. 1925 London Mag. Oct. 453/1 The old man's memory..was fickle... Sometimes the square seemed strange to this revenant, and sometimes it was so familiar as to cause a tightening of the throat. 1992 F. Kaplan Henry James iv. 108 He felt like a latecomer, a revenant to scenes already fully described by former travelers. B. adj.² That has returned from, or as if from, the dead; resembling or reminiscent of a ghost. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > ghost or phantom > [adjective] > resembling a ghost ghost-like1573 spectred1791 ghostish1801 spectral1828 phantomish1832 wraith-like1865 ghosty1866 revenant1897 wraithly1909 1897 M. N. Murfree Juggler v. 122 Glimpses of the moon might shadow forth spirits revenant, but for him memory only must serve. 1909 R. Brooke Let. 16 Apr. (1968) 166 It looks a little like Second Childhood, doesn't it? I think it is merely the first, revenant. 1972 Daily Tel. 12 May (Colour Suppl.) 61/1 In Eastern Europe..thousands of villagers still believe in the malignity of the revenant dead. 2005 Times Lit. Suppl. 18 Mar. 29/1 The Rt Revd Harries's attention is..on the emotional force of particular images of the suffering or revenant Christ. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † revenantadj.¹ Forms: late Middle English reuenaunt. Origin: Perhaps a borrowing from French. Etymons: French revenant, revenir. Etymology: Perhaps < Middle French revenant, present participle of revenir (see revenue n.), but the French word does not show any closely corresponding meaning, and the reading shown by quot. a1450 perhaps results simply from scribal error. Obsolete. rare. Perhaps: pleasing, attractive. ΚΠ a1450 Partonope of Blois (Univ. Coll. Oxf.) (1912) 5835 (MED) He..entered the Castell, Where he fonde alle such semblaunt..and alle reuenaunt [a1500 BL Add. remenaunte] Of wex and napery full fayre aray [Fr. Bel fu et cierges alumes Blans doubliers sor haus dois dores], Vessell of golde. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.adj.²1823adj.¹a1450
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