Zombi (Noun)
Meaning 1
Several kinds of rum with fruit juice and usually apricot liqueur.
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Meaning 2
(voodooism) a spirit or supernatural force that reanimates a dead body.
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Meaning 3
A dead body that has been brought back to life by a supernatural force.
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- The undead creature stumbled forward, its eyes cloudy with the milky film of death, a classic example of a zombi.
- In the old Haitian voodoo ritual, the priest attempted to summon a zombi from the grave to do his bidding.
- After the outbreak, the streets were filled with zombis, their moans and groans echoing off the abandoned buildings.
- The scientist had spent years studying the phenomenon of the zombi, but he still couldn't explain how it was possible.
- In the darkness of the night, the zombi crept forward, its presence announced by the rustling of dry leaves and snapping of twigs.
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Meaning 4
Someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way; "only an automaton wouldn't have noticed".
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Meaning 5
A god of voodoo cults of African origin worshipped especially in West Indies.
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- The voodoo priestess called upon the zombi to possess the body of the deceased.
- In the dark ritual, the zombi was summoned to do the bidding of the cult leaders.
- The islanders believed that the zombi had the power to control the spirits of the dead.
- The zombi was said to be a malevolent entity that could be conjured and controlled by the voodoo sorcerers.
- The cult members feared the wrath of the zombi, who was said to punish those who disobeyed the voodoo laws.