the meaning of Wraith

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got bored and the discussion came up on what wraith means thought I'd share ;-)

Wraith

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</TD><TD class=mbox-text>Look up wraith in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0.8em; PADDING-LEFT: 1.4em; WIDTH: auto; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0.5em; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; FLOAT: right; CLEAR: right; PADDING-TOP: 0.5em" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD><TABLE id=toc class=toc><TBODY><TR><TD>Contents

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• 1 Entertainment
• 2 Fictional characters
• 3 Fictional races
• 4 Fictional vehicles
• 5 Other uses
• 6 See also

</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Wraith is a Scottish dialectical word for "ghost, spirit", see Ghosts in European culture, also meaning fresh, clear water.
Wraith or The Wraith may also refer to:
[edit] Entertainment

• Wraith: The Oblivion, a role-playing game
• The Wraith, a 1986 movie starring Charlie Sheen
• The Wraith: Shangri-La, a 2002 album by the rap group Insane Clown Posse
• The Wraith: Remix Albums, a two CD collection by the Insane Clown Posse
• Wraith Pinned to the Mist and Other Games, a song by Of Montreal from their album The Sunlandic Twins

[edit] Fictional characters

• Wraith (Hector Rendoza), a one-time member of the X-Men
• Wraith (Brian DeWolff), a supervillain adversary of Spider-Man
• Wraith (Amalgam Comics) (Todd LeBeau), an Amalgam Comics character from JLX
• Wraith (Annihilation), a character introduced in the Marvel Comics storyline Annihilation Conquest
• Wraith (G.I. Joe), a Cobra mercenary in the comic book G.I. Joe: America's Elite
• Wraith (independent comics), a funny-animal detective created by Michael T. Gilbert
• Wraith, the ghost wolf "chained" to Nest rohit Freemark in the Word & Void novel series
• Jim Wraith, a character in the RPG game Inazuma Eleven
• Kestrel (Marvel Comics), a supporting character in the X-Men comic books known as John Wraith
• Raziel (Legacy of Kain), the wraith protagonist of the Legacy of Kain series
• Tormented Wraith, a ghost in the MMORPG RuneScape
• Wraith, one of the 25 unlockable characters in Maxis's Action RPG game Darkspore

[edit] Fictional races

• Wraith (Dungeons & Dragons), a type of undead in the Dungeons & Dragons game.
• Wraith (Stargate), a hostile alien race in Stargate Atlantis
• Wraith, a colloquial name for the Defel, an alien race in Star Wars
• Wraith, a sentient shape shifting telepathic species in the Star Trek: Enterprise episode "Rogue Planet"
• Wraith, an upgraded Wight unit in Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia
• Wraith, an upgraded Wight unit in Heroes of Might and Magic 5
• Wraith race, the inhabitants of the realm of Aetha, in the video game Primal
• Wraiths, wandering hooded figures promoting the roller coaster Thirteen at Alton Towers amusement park; also appearing as theme elements on the ride itself
• Wraiths, a fast and agile type of Necron in Warhammer 40,000
• Wraiths, ghost-like undead creatures haunting desolate places, in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
• Dire Wraith, a fictional alien race from Marvel comics
• Pah-wraith, a fictional race in the Star Trek universe
• Ringwraiths or Nazgûl, from The Lord of the Rings
• Sandwraiths in Prince of Persia: Warrior Within
• Sand Wraiths, agile heroes with the ability to duplicate themselves in the game Heroes of Newerth
• Shadow Wraiths, ghost-like creatures from Neopets
• Tomb Wraiths, evil spirits attempting to cheat death in Warhammer Fantasy Battle
• The Wraith, the villainous spirit-like race set out to destroy the other races in the MMORPG Perfect World International

[edit] Fictional vehicles

• Wraith Squadron, a starfighter squadron in the Star Wars universe
• CF/A-17 Wraith Class space superiority fighter, a Terran starfighter in the StarCraft series
• Wraith, the Covenant's main mortar tank in Halo
• Wraith, a cloaking all-terrain-vehicle in the game PlanetSide

[edit] Other uses

• B120 Wraith, a motorcycle built by the Confederate Motor Company
• Rolls-Royce Wraith

 

[sasquatch420]

I think Wrath would have been a better name than Wraith......

 

[microgoat]

You guyth are tho thilly. It'th a wraith car.

 

[Twiztid Metal]

Yeah I never broght it up because all the hatters out there but the Axial Wraith and ICP have something in common:

AXIAL WRAITH PHOTO:

INSANE CLOWN POSSE: THE WRAITH:

 

[Duuuuuuuude]

but the Axial Wraith and ICP have something in common

:lmao:

 

[Krakker]

I loved the movie they made called the Wraith, back when Charlie Sheen was cool.

 

[JeremyH]

You guyth are tho thilly. It'th a wraith car.

:ror: Vroom, Vrooom!

 

[rbgerrish]

Like ICP = Instaban.

 

[rock hard]

I loved the movie they made called the Wraith, back when Charlie Sheen was cool.

x2 on that one,remember the sniffer:ror:

 

[Duuuuuuuude]

Like ICP = Instaban.

"thumbsup"

 

[dubAron]

Wraith = BAD A** and LESS MONEY in my bank account Thank God I'm Single

Like ICP = Instaban.

:lmao:lmao great point

 

[DwaneO]

You guyth are tho thilly. It'th a wraith car.

LMFAO , i almost fell out of the chair :lmao: