English Explanatory Dictionary

thanatopraxis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Funeral rites; death rituals or practices.

Word forms

thanatopraxis

Etymology

From thanato- + -praxis, chiefly as a calque of French thanatopraxie. Doublet of thanatopraxy.

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