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Definition of Near-death experience
1. Noun. The experience of being close to death but surviving.
Definition of Near-death experience
1. Noun. A sensation of detachment from one's body, the presence of a tunnel of light, the apparent viewing of one's own body from on high, and similar manifestations, experienced by people whose heart and brain have temporarily ceased to function ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Near-death Experience
Literary usage of Near-death experience
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. At the Hour of Death by Karlis Osis, Erlendur Haraldsson (1997)
"A special control group was formed of patients who also were close to death, but
who did not have a near-death experience. Sabom asked this control group to ..."
2. Making the Match: The Right Book for the Right Reader at the Right Time by Teri S. Lesesne (2003)
"Read aloud the first three or four paragraphs of the opening chapter and then
tell a little about Sarah's near-death experience with her friends at a lake ..."
3. What Is Hinduism?: Modern Adventures Into a Profound Global Faith by Editors of Hinduism Today, Hinduism Today Magazine Editors (2007)
"Many, having had a near-death experience, have sworn their testimony of such ...
Kannas: Many who have had a near-death experience speak of having come back ..."
4. Cocaine Use in America: Epidemmiologic and Clinical Perspectives edited by Nicholas J. Kozel, Edgar H. Adams (1996)
"In his concert film Richard Pryor Live on Sunset Strip (1982), comedian Pryor
related the tragedy of his near-death experience in a cocaine smoking accident ..."
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