lich
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- noun
- /lɪk/
- Literature
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lich
- In the ancient ruins, we discovered a powerful lich who had been dormant for centuries, waiting to awaken.
Examples
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Wrath of the Lich King introduced an intriguing new character class and a battle with one of the setting's most tragic villains.
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Technically, the Lich King doesn't sit on the throne in Icecrown anymore, but that doesn't keep players from spending a few zones fighting his influence with everything they've got.
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The Lich just laughed at him.
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Next, the archer ran up to the Lich and punched him in the face with his covered hand.
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In Wrath of the Lich King, we fought against the undead.
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I also happen to spot the only name that sends the shivers down the spine of the fearsome Lich King.
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Maybe it's just a bag of gold, but it could be a massive sapphire that appears normal, but is in fact the phylactery of a lich.
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The lich lord Jarad is now the guildmaster of the Golgari Swarm.
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Our archer first tried shouting defiantly at a Lich while pointing his magical gauntlet at it, hoping magical bolts would blast out.
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Savra's brother Jarad, killed by the Blood Witch Lyzolda, returns as a lich and becomes guildmaster of the Golgari.
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Synonyms
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A person who uses magic to make things happen
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A person who uses magic in stories or myths
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A woman in stories who uses magic to control people
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A person who uses magic to change people or things
A dead person brought back to life in stories who uses magic
Surface Forms
Etymology
Lich in fantasy comes from the old English lic 'body', because writers used the old word for corpse to name a powerful dead wizard who is kept alive by magic. That's why a lich in stories is a dead figure who often 'lives forever' and uses strong magic.