Beautiful Words on Wednesday

The great thing about language is that if you look long enough, you can find a beautiful word to describe even the ugliest, scariest thing.

Pronunciation: rev-uh-nuhnt
Meaning: 
        1. noun:  a person who has returned, especially supposedly from the dead.
Etymology: Source: early 19th century: French, literally 'coming back', present participle (used as a noun) of revenir.
Source: Oxford English Dictionary