May 16, 2001 20:59
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Greek term

thanatopsis

Non-PRO Greek to English Medical
It's about death
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Proposed translations

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it can be : - a view of death / -ressembling death / - title of works / -a rock band

William Cullen Bryant wrote a work called "Thanatopsis", which is the beginning of natural supernaturalism.

Thanatopsis is also a band

Thanatopsis is derived from thanatos (death) and opsis (a view or semblence).

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agree Vicky Papaprodromou
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agree sassa
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Thanatopsis is a meditation on death

You can use Thanatopsis in English also
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Thanatopsis

Literally means a the 'sight of death'. It could mean 'glimpse at Death'.

Thanatos = death + opsis = view, sight, aspect, appearance, thing seen.
In fact it works the same way as the English word as 'biopsy' (look at life)

Used as the title of a poem by W.C.Bryant
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THANATOPSIS

A word consisted of two Greek words: "thanatos - death" and "opsis- look" that can be translated as a condition resembling death or looking like death.
Reference:

Native speaker

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Νεκροφάνεια

Νεκροφάνεια=nekrofania=death trance, death appearance (not reel death yet)

It is the case when somebody presents all the symptoms of the death but he is still alive (very rare but it happens)

Thanatopsis is not used in Greek
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