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   Wraith

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   noun

   • 1. a ghost or ghostlike image of someone, especially one seen shortly before or after their death.
   • ▪ used in reference to a pale, thin, or insubstantial person or thing: "heart attacks had reduced his mother to a wraith"
   • ▪ a wisp or faint trace of something: "a sea breeze was sending a gray wraith of smoke up the slopes"

   Word Origin early 16th century (originally Scots): of unknown origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. wraithlike adjective

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › wraithWraith Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   A wraith is a ghostly or shadowy appearance of a living or dead person, or a barely visible gaseous or vaporous column. Learn the origin, synonyms, examples, and related words of wraith from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   What are the different types of wraiths?

   • 1. noun ghost, spirit, shade (literary), phantom, spectre, spook (informal), apparition, revenant, eidolon She believed herself to have been visited by wraiths from the afterlife. apparition, bogey, bogeyman, bogle, eidolon, ghost, phantasm, phantasma, phantom, revenant, shade, shadow, specter, spirit, visitant.

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   What is the difference between a wraith and a ghost?

   • Wraiths are denied this privilege and are forced to wander between dimensions for eternity. Wraiths are soulless creatures and only feel devastating emotions like hatred and despair. They are a type of ghost, but can also be considered to be a type of demon.

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   What do wraiths do?

   • Most wraiths are evil creatures that seek to steal the souls of others. With a single touch, the wraith is able to drain the life out of a person and steal their soul. Whenever they steal the soul of a person, the victim is cursed to wander with them for eternity – unless of course the wraith is killed.

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   Are wraiths powerful?

   • Wraiths are very powerful creatures and are, therefore, an extremely difficult foe to overcome. They can only be defeated by a holy presence or weapon. Being pure evil, they are not able to withstand holiness of any kind and will either be forced to retreat or destroyed by the opposing force.

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4. www.dictionary.com › browse › wraithWRAITH Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   noun. the apparition of a person living or thought to be alive, supposed to appear around the time of his death. a ghost or any apparition. an insubstantial copy of something. something pale, thin, and lacking in substance, such as a column of smoke. Discover More.

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6. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › wraithWRAITH | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   A wraith is a spirit of a dead person, sometimes pale and transparent, or something weak and without a clear shape. Learn how to use this word in sentences and find translations in different languages.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › wraithWraith - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Wraith can also mean something thin, wispy, or ghost-like. You could call a wisp of smoke rising from a chimney a wraith or you could say that a sick aunt had been reduced to a wraith — a thin, ghostly, figure. Sometimes it's even a compliment, which shows how we idealize wraith-like fashion models.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › wraithWraith - definition of wraith by The Free Dictionary

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   A wraith is an apparition of a living or dead person, or something faint or insubstantial. Find the origin, usage, and translations of the word wraith in this comprehensive online dictionary.

9. www.oed.com › dictionary › wraith_nwraith, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

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   A wraith is a ghost, a spectre, or a water-spirit, according to the Oxford English Dictionary. Learn the origin, meaning, pronunciation, and usage of the word wraith with examples from literature and history.

10. www.yourdictionary.com › wraithWraith Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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    A wraith is a ghost or a spectral figure of a person seen as a premonition of death. Learn the origin, synonyms, and sentence examples of the word wraith from YourDictionary.