thanatology
pronunciation
How to pronounce thanatology in British English:
UK [ˌθænə'tɒlədʒɪ]
How to pronounce thanatology in American English:
US [ˌθænə'tɒlədʒɪ]
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- Noun:
- the branch of science that studies death (especially its social and psychological aspects)
Word Origin
- thanatology (n.)
- "scientific study of death," 1837, from thanato- "death" + -logy. In 1970s, some undertakers made a bid to be called thanatologists; but from 1974 that word has been used principally in reference to specialists in the needs of the terminally ill.
Example
- 1. Religious theory and funeral pracice about tibetan thanatology .
- 2. Studies in thanatology and life-and-death education .
- 3. The rise of the death education in the western countries is accompanied by the rise of the thanatology .
- 4. In 20th century , with the rapid development of science and technology and the changes of thinking , the west used to the fear of death , challenged by rationality , so many countries established the " thanatology " , the new discipline .
- 5. The funeral directors have a rather high demand for the contents of thanatology , of which six kinds of curricula are listed in order of need : funeral services , study from medical prospect , hospice care , study on sociology of death , study from mental prospect , and essence of death .