Of persons: specially belonging to, commissioned by, or devoted to God (or so regarded): e.g. angels, the Virgin Mary, prophets, apostles…

plural the dead.

singular. One who is dead, a dead person. Formerly with a, and with possessive dead's (dedes, dedis).

(deadman). = dead man: formerly written and pronounced as one word. (Cf. blindman, n.) Obsolete except in names, as Deadman's Walk.

the defunct: the deceased; hence, with plural (rare), one who is dead, a dead person.

One who is asleep. Also figurative, a dead person.

With the and plural agreement: those who have gone (in various senses of go, v.); esp. the dead (cf. the departed at departed, adj. 4b).

a companion in the grave.

(under-, prefix1 affix 2b(c).)

absol. plural. the deceased: those who are dead, the dead. Obsolete.

the majority: the dead. Chiefly in phrases to join the majority and to go (also pass over) to the majority: to die. Obsolete.

In this sense often used absolutely, the departed (singular and plural): cf. deceased, adj. Also (esp. jocular) the dear departed.

In this sense often used absolutely, the departed (singular and plural): cf. deceased, adj. Also (esp. jocular) the dear departed.

spec. in plural. (See seven, adj.)

Originally: a person who is certain to die very soon. Later more generally: a person who or thing which is or will inevitably soon be dead…

A person who or (in later use) thing which is ‘done for’; a hopeless case; = goner, n.

The dead.