thanatopsis
[ than-uh-top-sis ]
/ ˌθæn əˈtɒp sɪs /
noun
a view or contemplation of death.
(initial capital letter, italics)
a poem (1817) by William Cullen Bryant.
Origin of thanatopsis
Words nearby thanatopsis
thanatobiologic,
thanatognomonic,
thanatoid,
thanatology,
thanatophobia,
thanatopsis,
thanatos,
thane,
thaneship,
thanet,
thangka
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British Dictionary definitions for thanatopsis
thanatopsis
/ (ˌθænəˈtɒpsɪs) /
noun
a meditation on death, as in a poem
Word Origin for thanatopsis
C19: from Greek
thanatos death +
opsis a view