Antonyms for revenant


Grammar : Noun
Spell : rev-uh-nuh nt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈrɛv ə nənt


Definition of revenant

Origin :
  • 1827, from French revenant (fem. revenante), noun use of present participle of revenir "to return" (see revenue).
  • noun ghost
Example sentences :
  • That is true, Monsieur; he has been often taken for a revenant.
  • Extract from : « The Room in the Dragon Volant » by J. Sheridan LeFanu
  • It is by the strength of the revenant, by the return of his soul into his body?
  • Extract from : « The Phantom World » by Augustin Calmet
  • You are now one of us; a revenant, even as I, and to live you must feed on the living.
  • Extract from : « Each Man Kills » by Victoria Glad
  • Like that shadowy majesty of Denmark, our dramatic author was a "revenant."
  • Extract from : « Their Majesties' Servants (Volume 3 of 3) » by John Doran
  • But there is no doubt that the majority of us would prefer encountering a human rather than a four-footed "revenant."
  • Extract from : « Stranger Than Fiction » by Mary L. Lewes
  • No one present, then no revenant or spook, or astral body, or hallucination: what's in a name?
  • Extract from : « The Return » by Walter de la Mare
  • “It might account for her seeing this revenant cavalier in any passenger,” said Lauzun, not satisfied yet.
  • Extract from : « A Reputed Changeling » by Charlotte M. Yonge
  • Somehow, the idea of a revenant Beta curve didn't make up for the basic loss.
  • Extract from : « Pagan Passions » by Gordon Randall Garrett
  • Now, when she thought of him at all, it was as of some revenant of kindly countenance from a half-forgotten dream.
  • Extract from : « Linda Lee, Incorporated » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • The Jena was a remarkably fine and fast vessel, and, as the Revenant privateer, had formerly cruised long and very successfully.
  • Extract from : « The Life of Admiral Viscount Exmouth » by Edward Osler

Synonyms for revenant

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