1. A dead body that has been brought back to life by a supernatural force
   "The movie featured zombies pursuing the survivors";
   - zombi, living dead
    
2. (voodooism) a spirit or supernatural force that reanimates a dead body
   "In Haitian folklore, the zombie spirit was believed to control the actions of the reanimated corpse";
   - zombi, zombi spirit, zombie spirit
    
3. A god of voodoo cults of African origin worshipped especially in West Indies
   "The followers made offerings to the zombie during the ritual";
   - zombi, snake god
    
4. Someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way
   "only a zombie wouldn't have noticed";
   - automaton, zombi
    
5. Several kinds of rum with fruit juice and usually apricot liqueur
   "We ordered zombies at the tiki bar";
   - zombi
    
6. (philosophy) a hypothetical being that is physically identical in all respects to a conscious person, but is not conscious
   "The concept of philosophical zombies challenges our understanding of consciousness"

Derived forms: zombies

Type of: actor, dead person, dead soul, deceased, deceased person, decedent [US], deity, departed, disembodied spirit, divinity, doer, god, highball [N. Amer], immortal, spirit, worker

Encyclopedia: Zombie, Mike