celestial transfer
celestial transfer noun: the act of dying; death.
Noun
celestial transfer (uncountable)
- The act of dying; death.
- Said Naomi, “Another doctor in a starched white lab coat told me I was going to be taking a six-foot dirt nap. That is, in about three years, I was going to make the old celestial transfer.”2005, Lanford Beard, editor, E! True Hollywood Story: The Real Stories Behind the Glitter, New York, NY: Chamberlain Bros., →ISBN, page 323
- Synonyms:
- death, end, tomb, decease, decomposition, defunction, dematerialization, demise, dirt nap, doom
Synonyms of celestial transfer
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- expiration
- fatality
- liquidation
- mortality
- passing
- quietus
- repose
- sunset
- the big sleep
- crash
- downfall
- fall
- (the) bane
- (the) end
- defunction
- sleep of the just
Questions about celestial transfer
- What does celestial transfer mean?
- Celestial transfer means the act of dying; death.
- What part of speech is celestial transfer?
- Celestial transfer is a noun.
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