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Webster 1913 Edition
Thanatology
Thanˊa-tol′o-gy
(thănˊȧ-tŏl′ō̍-jy̆)
, Noun.
[Gr.
θάνατοσ
+ -logy
.] A description, or the doctrine, of death.
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Definition 2024
thanatology
thanatology
English
Noun
thanatology (usually uncountable, plural thanatologies)
- The scientific study of the mechanisms and forensic aspects of death.
- (psychology) The study of human aspects of death and the associated grief and rituals.
Translations
deathlore — see deathlore