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deathism

deathism noun: the belief that death is natural, inevitable, or desirable.

Noun

deathism (uncountable)

  1. The belief that death is natural, inevitable, or desirable.
    • Religions may be the purest offspring of deathism. Most religions promise rewards in heaven or punishments in hell […]1999, Bart Kosko, The Fuzzy Future: From Society and Science to Heaven in a Chip, page 247
    • There is no joy of any kind in what I describe as the deathism paradigm they follow, other than whatever feelings of effectiveness may be derived from killing the infidel and in fulfilling the personal death wish of religious martyrdom.2010, Robert J. Pellegrini, Identities for Life and Death, page 248

Origin of deathism

From death + -ism.

Questions about deathism

What does deathism mean?
Deathism means the belief that death is natural, inevitable, or desirable.
What part of speech is deathism?
Deathism is a noun.

Words near deathism in the dictionary

  1. deathhawk
  2. deathhawks
  3. deathhouse
  4. deathhouses
  5. deathiness
  6. deathism
  7. deathist
  8. deathists
  9. deathiversaries
  10. deathiversary
  11. deathless

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