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Definition of Thanatology
1. Noun. The branch of science that studies death (especially its social and psychological aspects).
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
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Medical Definition of Thanatology
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Thanatology
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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