THANATOLOGY


Meaning of THANATOLOGY in English

[ ˌθanə'tɒlədʒi ]

■ noun the scientific study of death and practices associated with it.

Derivatives

thanatological adjective

thanatologist noun

Origin

C19: from Gk thanatos 'death' + -logy .

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.