Meaning of EUTHANASIA
| Pronunciation: | | `yoothu'neyzhu
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| | Definition: | | [n] the act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone suffering from an incurable illness) |
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| | Synonyms: | | mercy killing |
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| | See Also: | | kill, killing, putting to death | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Eu`tha*na"si*a\n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; ? well + ? death,
?, ?, to die: cf. F. euthanasie.]
An easy death; a mode of dying to be desired. ``An euthanasia
of all thought.'' --Hazlitt.
The kindest wish of my friends is euthanasia.
--Arbuthnot.
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| | Related Terms: | | bane, blood, bloodletting, bloodshed, braining, dealing death, destruction, destruction of life, dispatch, execution, extermination, flow of blood, gore, immolation, kill, killing, lapidation, martyrdom, martyrization, mercy killing, natural death, poisoning, quiet end, ritual killing, ritual murder, sacrifice, shooting, slaughter, slaying, stoning, taking of life, welcome release |
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