euthanasian.

/juːθəˈneɪzɪə/

/juːθəˈneɪsɪə/

/juːθəˈneɪʒə/

Etymology: < Greek εὐθανασία, < εὐ- (see eu- comb. form) + θάνατος death.

1. A gentle and easy death.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > death > manner of death > [noun] > easy death

euthanasy1633

euthanasia1646

1646 Bp. J. Hall Balme of Gilead 337 But let me prescribe, and commend to thee, my sonne, this true spirituall meanes of thine happy Euthanasia.

1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 44. ⁋3 Give me but gentle Death: Euthanasia, Euthanasia, that is all I implore.

1768 E. Burke Let. 1 May in Corr. (1958) I. 352 At her age, no friend could have hoped for your mother any thing but the Euthanasia.

1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. II. v. v. 319 Not a torture-death but a quiet euthanasia.

1875 H. C. Wood Treat. Therapeutics (1879) 239 It has been very largely employed to induce euthanasia in advanced stages of phthisis.

figurative.1813 T. Jefferson Writings (1830) IV. 224 We must leave..to others..to prepare this euthanasia for Platonic Christianity.1844 B. Disraeli Coningsby III. vii. iii. 118 This euthanasia of the day exercises a strange influence on the hearts of those who love.

2. The means of bringing about a gentle and easy death. Also transferred and figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > death > manner of death > [noun] > means of bringing about

euthanasia1742

1742 D. Hume Ess. (1875) I. 120 Death is unavoidable to the political as well as to the animal body. Absolute monarchy..is the easiest death, the true Euthanasia of the British constitution.

1792 A. Young Trav. France ii. xii. 409 If they [sc. great cities] conduct easily to the grave, they become the best euthanasia of too much populousness.

1798 New Ann. Reg. 1797 Brit. & Foreign Hist. 234/1 Sir Francis Burdett declared..all these were abuses of the ancient constitution, and never could have crept into it but by the corruption of the executive government, and that corruption, unless we had a reform, would become its euthanasia.

1829 T. P. Thompson in Westm. Rev. Jan. 13 The true Euthanasia of religious dissension..is in the Thousand-and-One sects, whereof none shall be before or greater than another.

1851 C. Merivale Hist. Romans under Empire III. xxviii. 335 The true euthanasia she discovered, it is said, in the bite of the asp.

3. The action of inducing a gentle and easy death.Used esp. with reference to a proposal that the law should sanction the putting painlessly to death of those suffering from incurable and extremely painful diseases.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > death > killing > killing for specific reason > [noun] > mercy killing

coup de grâce1699

mercy-stroke1702

stroke of grace1837

euthanasia1869

death control1917

mercy killing1925

1869 W. E. H. Lecky Hist. European Morals I. xi. 233 An euthanasia, an abridgement of the pangs of disease.

1873 L. A. Tollemache in Fortn. Rev. Feb. 218 All persons who feel a lively interest in the mitigation of human suffering, should rejoice that the very interesting essay on Euthanasia..has been published in a separate form.

1873 L. A. Tollemache in Spectator 22 Feb. 240 Euthanasia would be..no more demoralising than capital punishment.

Derivatives

Hence (rare or nonce-words) (See 3.)

euthaˈnasian adj. of or pertaining to euthanasia.

ΚΠ

1873 Contemp. Rev. 21 706 Mankind at different stages of culture differ utterly as to the morality of suicide and ‘euthanasian’ homicide.

euthaˈnasiast n. one who advocates euthanasia.

ΚΠ

1884 L. A. Tollemache Stones of Stumbling 5 The Euthanasiasts must be admitted to have gained the day.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	euthanasia
释义	euthanasian. /juːθəˈneɪzɪə//juːθəˈneɪsɪə//juːθəˈneɪʒə/ Etymology: < Greek εὐθανασία, < εὐ- (see eu- comb. form) + θάνατος death. 1. A gentle and easy death. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > manner of death > [noun] > easy death euthanasy1633 euthanasia1646 1646 Bp. J. Hall Balme of Gilead 337 But let me prescribe, and commend to thee, my sonne, this true spirituall meanes of thine happy Euthanasia. 1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 44. ⁋3 Give me but gentle Death: Euthanasia, Euthanasia, that is all I implore. 1768 E. Burke Let. 1 May in Corr. (1958) I. 352 At her age, no friend could have hoped for your mother any thing but the Euthanasia. 1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. II. v. v. 319 Not a torture-death but a quiet euthanasia. 1875 H. C. Wood Treat. Therapeutics (1879) 239 It has been very largely employed to induce euthanasia in advanced stages of phthisis. figurative.1813 T. Jefferson Writings (1830) IV. 224 We must leave..to others..to prepare this euthanasia for Platonic Christianity.1844 B. Disraeli Coningsby III. vii. iii. 118 This euthanasia of the day exercises a strange influence on the hearts of those who love. 2. The means of bringing about a gentle and easy death. Also transferred and figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > manner of death > [noun] > means of bringing about euthanasia1742 1742 D. Hume Ess. (1875) I. 120 Death is unavoidable to the political as well as to the animal body. Absolute monarchy..is the easiest death, the true Euthanasia of the British constitution. 1792 A. Young Trav. France ii. xii. 409 If they [sc. great cities] conduct easily to the grave, they become the best euthanasia of too much populousness. 1798 New Ann. Reg. 1797 Brit. & Foreign Hist. 234/1 Sir Francis Burdett declared..all these were abuses of the ancient constitution, and never could have crept into it but by the corruption of the executive government, and that corruption, unless we had a reform, would become its euthanasia. 1829 T. P. Thompson in Westm. Rev. Jan. 13 The true Euthanasia of religious dissension..is in the Thousand-and-One sects, whereof none shall be before or greater than another. 1851 C. Merivale Hist. Romans under Empire III. xxviii. 335 The true euthanasia she discovered, it is said, in the bite of the asp. 3. The action of inducing a gentle and easy death.Used esp. with reference to a proposal that the law should sanction the putting painlessly to death of those suffering from incurable and extremely painful diseases. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > killing > killing for specific reason > [noun] > mercy killing coup de grâce1699 mercy-stroke1702 stroke of grace1837 euthanasia1869 death control1917 mercy killing1925 1869 W. E. H. Lecky Hist. European Morals I. xi. 233 An euthanasia, an abridgement of the pangs of disease. 1873 L. A. Tollemache in Fortn. Rev. Feb. 218 All persons who feel a lively interest in the mitigation of human suffering, should rejoice that the very interesting essay on Euthanasia..has been published in a separate form. 1873 L. A. Tollemache in Spectator 22 Feb. 240 Euthanasia would be..no more demoralising than capital punishment. Derivatives Hence (rare or nonce-words) (See 3.) euthaˈnasian adj. of or pertaining to euthanasia. ΚΠ 1873 Contemp. Rev. 21 706 Mankind at different stages of culture differ utterly as to the morality of suicide and ‘euthanasian’ homicide. euthaˈnasiast n. one who advocates euthanasia. ΚΠ 1884 L. A. Tollemache Stones of Stumbling 5 The Euthanasiasts must be admitted to have gained the day. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1646
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