Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deathism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: death-ism
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The belief that death is natural, inevitable, or desirable.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Religions may be the purest offspring of deathism. Most religions promise rewards in heaven or punishments in hell […]"
"There is no joy of any kind in what I describe as the deathism paradigm they follow, other than whatever feelings of effectiveness may be derived from killing the infidel and in fulfilling the personal death wish of religious martyrdom."
"For this growing set, the idea that we might have a fixed, natural lifespan is pure defeatism—“deathism” even, a spell from which we must awaken to realise our full potential."

Etymology

From death + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: death

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

deathist thanatism

Questions

What does deathism mean?: The belief that death is natural, inevitable, or desirable.
Where does deathism come from?: From death + -ism.

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