echothanatopraxia

noun

Repetition of the actions which caused a specific death.

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Meanings

nounechothanatopraxia (uncountable)
  1. uncountableRepetition of the actions which caused a specific death.

    there is tentative evidence from the synthesis to suggest that a hope for reunification coupled with echothanatologia may extend into action/praxis to echothanatopraxia (i.e. echoing the action which caused death) in order to hasten reunification.

    2024, Mair et al., Understanding the Neurodiversity of Grief: A Systematic Literature Review of Experiences of Grief and Loss in the Context of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, page 44

Origin

From echo- + thanato- + praxis.

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