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💀 A dead body 🧙 An undead sorcerer
litch

litch

9.9
A dead person brought back to life in stories who uses magic
  • noun
  • /lɪtʃ/
  • Literature
translation icon : lich
  • Legends say a litch can only be destroyed by breaking its phylactery.

Examples

  • The heroes faced the litch in a final battle deep within the crypt.

  • The ancient litch guarded the castle's treasure with powerful spells and dark magic.

  • The litch rose from its grave, ready to unleash chaos.

  • In the dark forest, a litch awaited its next victim.

  • The ancient litch guarded the castle's treasure with powerful spells and dark magic.

  • Legends say a litch can only be destroyed by breaking its phylactery.

  • The heroes faced the litch in a final battle deep within the crypt.

Synonyms

lich
vslitch
  • Literature
4 9.9

A powerful undead wizard who uses magic and lives forever

has the same meaning but differs as an alternate written form

Surface Forms

litch singular
litches plural

Etymology

The word litch in modern fantasy comes from the same old English root lic for 'body', but writers used it for a dead being that keeps its mind and magic, which is why a litch is an intelligent undead sorcerer.