English Explanatory Dictionary

eternal sleep

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A magical state of suspended animation, a state of ageless, deathless, everlasting sleep. Well-known examples are Endymion (the lover of the Greek moon goddess, Selene), and the princess Sleeping Beauty.
  2. Death

Pronunciation

en-au-eternal sleep.ogg

Word forms

eternal sleep

Synonyms

ageless sleep eternal rest
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