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Webster 1913 Edition


thanatopsis

thanˊa-top′sis

(thănˊȧ-tŏp′sĭs)
,
Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr.
θάνατοσ
death +
ὄψισ
view.]
A view of death; a meditation on the subject of death.
Bryant.

Definition 2024


thanatopsis

thanatopsis

English

Noun

thanatopsis (plural thanatopses)

  1. contemplation of death