thanatopsis

than·a·top·sis

T0141700 (thăn′ə-tŏp′sĭs)n. A meditation upon death.

[Greek thanatos, death + -opsis.]

(ˌθænəˈtɒpsɪs) n (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a meditation on death, as in a poem[C19: from Greek thanatos death + opsis a view]

a survey of or meditation upon death.See also: Death, Meditation

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thanatopsis - an essay expressing a view on the subject of deathessay - an analytic or interpretive literary composition

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