Another word for death
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Noun
The act or fact of dying
See also:A termination of life, usually as the result of an accident or a disaster
- A death resulting from an accident or disaster:
- One who is killed as a result of such an occurrence:
- The ability to cause death or disaster.
- An accident, especially one involving serious injury or loss of life.
- One who is injured or killed in an accident:
- One who is injured, killed, captured, or missing in action through engagement with an enemy:
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Another word for death
Noun
The cessation of life
See also:The state after death
- (Christianity) The waiting place for the faithful dead between the crucifixion and the resurrection of Christ; paradise. [First attested prior to 1150.]
- A state in which the souls of those who have died in grace must expiate their sins.
- A place or condition of suffering, expiation, or remorse:
- Tending to cleanse or purge.
- The place of eternal punishment for the wicked after death, often imagined as being presided over by Satan and his devils.
- A state of separation from God; exclusion from God's presence.
- The abode of the dead in any of various religious traditions, such as the Hebrew Sheol or the Greek Hades; the underworld.
- The Garden of Eden.
- In various religious traditions, the Edenic or heavenly abode of righteous souls after death.
- According to some forms of Christian belief, an intermediate resting place for righteous souls awaiting the Resurrection.
- The sky or universe as seen from the earth; the firmament.
- The abode of God, the angels, and the souls of those who are granted salvation.
- An eternal state of communion with God; everlasting bliss.
- A grave or other place of burial.
- A vault or chamber for burial of the dead.
- A monument commemorating the dead.
- An excavation for the interment of a corpse.
- A place of burial.
- Death or extinction:
- a world believed to exist after or beyond death
- an ideal or imagined world
- A life or existence believed to follow death.
- The part of one's life that follows a particular event.
- The act or process of moving apart or forcing something apart:
- The condition of being apart, especially the condition of two people who had lived together or been married living in different places.
- An interval or space that separates; a gap:
- A natural periodic state of rest for the mind and body, in which the eyes usually close and consciousness is completely or partially lost, so that there is a decrease in bodily movement and responsiveness to external stimuli. During sleep the brain in humans and other mammals undergoes a characteristic cycle of brain-wave activity that includes intervals of dreaming.
- A period of this form of rest.
- A state of inactivity resembling or suggesting sleep; unconsciousness, dormancy, hibernation, or death.
- The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
- Freedom from worry; peace of mind.
- Calmness; tranquility.
Idioms:
at-death-s-door
put-to-death
to-death
to-the-death
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