thanatism

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noun

The belief that the human soul eventually dies.

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Meanings

nounthanatism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe belief that the human soul eventually dies.

    Or to put it in the bracingly original terms of “The Second Plane,” it is misology that is the cause of thanatism.

    2008 April 27, Leon Wieseltier, “The Catastrophist”, in New York Times

Origin

From thanato- + -ism. Coined by Ernst Haeckel.

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APA

thanatism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thanatism

MLA

“thanatism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thanatism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thanatism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thanatism.

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