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athanasia

athanasia is the alternative form of athanasy.

Meaning of athanasy

Noun

athanasy (uncountable)

  1. An absence of death or the condition of everlasting life.
    • Is not a scholiastic athanasy better than none?1871, James Russell Lowell, My Study Windows
    Synonyms:
    deathlessness

Proper noun capitalized: Athanasia

Athanasia

  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.

Origin of athanasia

From Latin Athanasia, from Ancient Greek Ἀθανασία (Athanasía), from Ancient Greek ἀθανασία (athanasía, “undying, immortal”). Probable doublet of Tansy.

Questions about athanasia

What does athanasia mean?
Athanasia means a female given name from Ancient Greek.
What is athanasia the alternative form of?
Athanasia is the alternative form of athanasy.
What part of speech is athanasia?
Athanasia is a proper noun.

Words near athanasia in the dictionary

  1. athan
  2. Athanaselis
  3. Athanaselises
  4. Athanasellis
  5. Athanasellises
  6. athanasia
  7. Athanasian
  8. Athanasian wench
  9. Athanasian wenches
  10. Athanasianism
  11. Athanasianist

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