athanasia

[ ath-uh-ney-zhuh ]

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noun

deathlessness; immortality.

Origin of athanasia

¹

1820–30; <Greek athanasía, equivalent to athánat(os) deathless (a-a-⁶ + thánatos death) + -ia-ia, with ti>si

Also a·than·a·sy [uh-than-uh-see]. /əˈθæn ə si/.

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How to use athanasia in a sentence

I lifted my eyes: the veil had fallen—it was my lost athanasia!
Wilfrid Cumbermede | George MacDonald
It was the scent of the garments of my athanasia, as I had dreamed it in my dream!
Wilfrid Cumbermede | George MacDonald

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