decedent (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *decedent*:
NOUN	person	decedent, dead person, dead soul, deceased person, deceased, departed	someone who is no longer alive

decedent > pronunciation
Sounds	dehsiy'dahnt
Rhymes	abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt...

English > *decedent*: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning	someone who is no longer alive.
Synonyms	dead person, dead soul, deceased person, deceased, departed
Instances	Lazarus	The person who Jesus raised from the dead after four days in the tomb
Member of	dead	People who are no longer living
Narrower	infernal	An inhabitant of Hell
Narrower	zombi, zombie, living dead	A dead body that has been brought back to life by a supernatural force
Broader	person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul	A human being
Spanish	difunta, difunto, extinta, extinto, fallecida, fallecido, muerta, muerto
Catalan	difunta, difunt, finada, finat, morta, mort
Verbs	decease	pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain / sustain life

HyperDic: decedent