departed adjective
1 somewhat formal : no longer living — used as a polite way to say that someone is dead ▪ We have come to say goodbye to our dear departed friend. ▪ his recently departed father 2 literary : existing in the past
▪ These clothes recall the elegance of a departed [=bygone] era.
▪ These clothes recall the elegance of a departed [=bygone] era.
the departed
: people who have died
▪ They left flowers at the graves of the departed. ▪ the spirits of the departed
▪ They left flowers at the graves of the departed. ▪ the spirits of the departed
