Deathbound

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Bound by death; tied to or connected with death; mortal

    "Not long ago, as eternity flows, most of humanity felt earthbound, sin-bound, limitation-bound, deathbound, fear-bound, and guilt-bound."

  2. 2
    Fated or destined to die.

    "That the human spirit is mortal, deathbound, that death does not befall our existence by accident or as a catastrophe, but that our existence, of its own nature, projects itself, with all its forces, unto its death — […]"

Synonyms

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fey

Example

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"Not long ago, as eternity flows, most of humanity felt earthbound, sin-bound, limitation-bound, deathbound, fear-bound, and guilt-bound."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From death + bound (“tied; connected”).

Etymology 2

From death + -bound (“destined to”).

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