Religions may be the purest offspring of deathism. Most religions promise rewards in heaven or punishments in hell […]
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Deathism
Synonyms for "deathism"
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Translations
2 translations across 2 languages.
French
1 entries- mortisme noun (the death philosophy)
German
1 entries- Todismus noun (the death philosophy)
Sample sentences
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There is no joy of any kind in what I describe as the deathism paradigm they follow, other than whatever feelings of effectiveness may be derived from killing the infidel and in fulfilling the personal death wish of religious martyrdom.
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For this growing set, the idea that we might have a fixed, natural lifespan is pure defeatism—“deathism” even, a spell from which we must awaken to realise our full potential.
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