Definition of Thanatology

1. Noun. The branch of science that studies death (especially its social and psychological aspects).

Generic synonyms: Science, Scientific Discipline

Definition of Thanatology

1. n. A description, or the doctrine, of death.

Definition of Thanatology

1. Noun. (psychology) The study of human aspects of death and the associated grief and rituals. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Thanatology

1. [n -GIES]

Medical Definition of Thanatology

1. A description, or the doctrine, of death. Origin: Gr. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Thanatology

thanatism
thanato-
thanatobiologic
thanatocoenose
thanatocracies
thanatocracy
thanatognomonic
thanatographies
thanatography
thanatoid
thanatological
thanatologically
thanatologies
thanatologist
thanatologists
thanatology (current term)
thanatomania
thanatomimesis
thanatomimetic
thanatophidia
thanatophiles
thanatophobia
thanatophobic
thanatophoric
thanatophoric dwarfism
thanatophoric dysplasia
thanatopses
thanatopsis
thanatopsy

Literary usage of Thanatology

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Senescence, the Last Half of Life by Granville Stanley Hall (1922)
"... races— The thanatology of the Egyptians—The journey of the soul—Ancient cults of death and resurrection in the religions about the eastern Mediterranean ..."

2. The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine by Roy J. Friedman Mark Twain Collection (Library of Congress) (1913)
"... thanatology BY CORINNE ROCKWELL SWAIN MY Muse is stirred by the latest word In the annals of anthropology— The mending of man on a composite plan, ..."

3. At the Hour of Death by Karlis Osis, Erlendur Haraldsson (1997)
"thanatology has been of valuable service because of its exploration into the physiological, psychological, and social aspects of death. ..."

4. Books Added: Five-year Cumulation of the Book Bulletin of the Chicago Public ...by Chicago Public Library by Chicago Public Library (1916)
"L 9527 Park, R. The evil eye, thanatology, and other essays. 1912. ... Contents: The evil eye; thanatology; Serpent- myths and serpent worship; ..."

5. The Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research by American Society for Psychical Research (1921)
"An Essay in thanatology, by EDWARD MERCER, DD, Oxon. (Formerly Bishop of Tasmania.) EP Dutton & Company, New- York, 1919. pp. 202. The Fortnightly Club for ..."

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