thanatism
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thanatism — /thanˈə ti zm/ noun Belief that the soul dies with the body ORIGIN: Gr thanatos death • • • thanˈatist noun … Useful english dictionary
Philosophical Isms — Here are 234 different isms, each representing a philosophical, political or moral doctrine or a belief system. In selecting terms for the list, I have deliberately avoided any word which apply ism to a personal name, so that Marxism doesn t… … Phrontistery dictionary
thanatology — (n.) scientific study of death, 1842, from Gk. thanatos death (from PIE *dhwene to disappear, die, perhaps from root meaning dark, cloudy ) + LOGY (Cf. logy). Thanatism (1900) is the belief that at death the soul ceases to exist. Hence also… … Etymology dictionary
thanatist — thanˈatist noun • • • Main Entry: ↑thanatism … Useful english dictionary
