thanatopsis

[ than-uh-top-sis ]

noun
  1. a view or contemplation of death.

  2. (initial capital letter, italics) a poem (1817) by William Cullen Bryant.

Origin of thanatopsis

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thanatopsis

/ (ˌθænəˈtɒpsɪs) /


noun
  1. a meditation on death, as in a poem

Origin of thanatopsis

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C19: from Greek thanatos death + opsis a view

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