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ageless sleep

ageless sleep noun: a magical state of suspended animation, where-in the recipient is placed in a state of ageless, deathless, everlasting sleep. Well-known examples are Endymion (the lover of the Greek moon goddess, Selene), and the princess Sleeping Beauty.

Noun

ageless sleep (uncountable)

  1. A magical state of suspended animation, where-in the recipient is placed in a state of ageless, deathless, everlasting sleep. Well-known examples are Endymion (the lover of the Greek moon goddess, Selene), and the princess Sleeping Beauty.
    • She is, indeed, most wondrous fair: Gold of sunshine in her hair. Lips that shame the red, red rose. In ageless sleep, she finds repose. The years roll by, but a hundred years, to a steadfast heart, are but a day.1959, Erdman Penner, Sleeping Beauty (film)
    Synonyms:
    eternal sleep

Synonyms of ageless sleep

Questions about ageless sleep

What does ageless sleep mean?
Ageless sleep means a magical state of suspended animation, where-in the recipient is placed in a state of ageless, deathless, everlasting sleep. Well-known examples are Endymion (the lover of the Greek moon goddess, Selene), and the princess Sleeping Beauty.
What part of speech is ageless sleep?
Ageless sleep is a noun.

Words near ageless sleep in the dictionary

  1. agelastic
  2. agelasts
  3. agelenid
  4. agelenids
  5. ageless
  6. ageless sleep
  7. agelessly
  8. agelessness
  9. agelicism
  10. agelong
  11. agemate

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