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Definition of Eternal sleep
1. Noun. Euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb). "They had to put their family pet to sleep"
Lexicographical Neighbors of Eternal Sleep
Literary usage of Eternal sleep
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"It suffices to know that it meant a state of unconscious repose, an eternal sleep
which knew no awakening. In this respect it was practically one with the ..."
2. The Life of John Jay: With Selections from His Correspondence and by William Jay (1833)
"You were not baptized for eternal sleep, but for endless life after death, and
your baptism is a pledge to assure you of it. ..."
3. Sketches of Universal History, Sacred and Profane: From the Creation of the by Frederick Butler (1822)
"... as well as over the clergy: the convention abolished all religion, and decreed, "
there is no God, and death is an eternal sleep." CHAP. XI. ..."
4. That Unknown Country: Or, What Living Men Believe Concerning Punishment by Lyman Abbott (1888)
"No Annihilation or " eternal sleep of the Soul," nor is there Redemption or
Restoration for Sinners, in the World to Come.—All Adults, and even little ..."
5. The History of England: From the Accession to the Decease of King George the by John Adolphus (1842)
"... an eternal sleep.— Priests renounce their orders—general apostacy—Goddess of
Reason worshipped.—Energetic spirit displayed—telegraph—military ..."
6. That Unknown Country: Or, what Living Men Believe Concerning Punishment (1889)
"No Annihilation or " eternal sleep of the Soul," nor is there Redemption or
Restoration for Sinners, in the World to Come.—All Adults, and even little ..."
7. Men and Things as I Saw Them in Europe by Nicholas Murray (1854)
"Death an eternal Sleep.—The Mob, the most fearful of all Governments. THE sail
down the Saone from Chalons is a very pleasant one. ..."
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