Meaning of thanatology | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

/θan.əˈtɒl.əd͡ʒ.i/

Definitions

The scientific study of death and the practices associated with it, including the study of the needs of the terminally ill and their families.

uncountable, usually

Deutsch Sterbensforschung

Español tanatología

Suomi tanatologia

Français thanatologie

Italiano tanatologia

日本語死生学

한국어 사망학

Polski tanatologia

Português tanatologia

Русский танатология

Tiếng Việt tử vong học

“Meronym: mortuary science”

“The work is part of a growing field called comparative thanatology — the study of how different animals react to death.”

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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.