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Thanatos

Meaning of "Thanatos" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF THANATOS

ˈθænəˌtɒs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THANATOS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Thanatos is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES THANATOS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Thanatos

In Greek mythology, Thanatos was the daemon personification of death. He was a minor figure in Greek mythology, often referred to but rarely appearing in person. His name is transliterated in Latin as Thanatus, but his equivalent in Roman mythology is Mors or Letus/Letum, and he is sometimes identified erroneously with Orcus.

Definition of Thanatos in the English dictionary

The definition of Thanatos in the dictionary is the Greek personification of death: son of Nyx, goddess of night Roman counterpart: Mors.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH THANATOS

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THANATOS

Thanatotic · thane · thanedom · thanehood · thaneship · Thanet · thangka · Thanjavur

WORDS THAT END LIKE THANATOS

Barbados · blue asbestos · Campos · Carlos · chaos · Comoros · cos · Davos · Eos · Fray Bentos · Gros · Iquitos · Jos · Laos · logos · lotos · Marcos · os · Santos · xystos

Synonyms and antonyms of Thanatos in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Thanatos» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THANATOS

Find out the translation of Thanatos to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of Thanatos from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Thanatos» in English.
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Translator English - Chinese

达纳托斯
1,325 millions of speakers
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Thanatos
570 millions of speakers
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Thanatos
510 millions of speakers
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Thanatos
380 millions of speakers
ar

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ثانتوس
280 millions of speakers
ru

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Танатос
278 millions of speakers
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Thanatos
270 millions of speakers
bn

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Thanatos
260 millions of speakers
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Thanatos
220 millions of speakers
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Thanatos
190 millions of speakers
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Thanatos
180 millions of speakers
ja

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タナトス
130 millions of speakers
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타나토스
85 millions of speakers
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Thanatos
85 millions of speakers
vi

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thanatos
80 millions of speakers
ta

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Thanatos
75 millions of speakers
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थानाटॉस
75 millions of speakers
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Thanatos
70 millions of speakers
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Thanatos
65 millions of speakers
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Thanatos
50 millions of speakers
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Танатос
40 millions of speakers
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Thanatos
30 millions of speakers
el

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Θάνατος
15 millions of speakers
af

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Thanatos
14 millions of speakers
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Thanatos
10 millions of speakers
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Thanatos
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Thanatos

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THANATOS»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Thanatos

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THANATOS»

Discover the use of Thanatos in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Thanatos and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Thanatos Syndrome
Percy’s stirring sequel to Love in the Ruins follows Tom More’s redemptive mission to cure the mysterious ailment afflicting the residents of his hometownDr.
Walker Percy, 2011
2
Thanatos, Shame and Other Essays
'This important work has become a classic in Finnish psychoanalytic thinking.
Pentti Ikonen, Eero Rechardt, 2010
3
Thanatos
Thanatos contains two books in one volume.Lilly's Project: Will you conquer Thanatos?
Matthew Breuer, 2008
4
The Id of Thanatos
Sex, death, hell, love, beauty, dreams, suicide, life and macabre fantasies fill this book along with a few sketches by the author.
David G. Harrison, 2010
5
Tasting Thanatos
Book seven in the Ra's Chosen series.
Shona Husk, 2011
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Eros and Thanatos: A Psycho-literary Investigation of Walter ...
He was focused on death and illness from his early adult years. This book not only looks at Vogt from a psychiatric point of view, but also at his contribution to contemporary Swiss-German literature.
Bennett I. Enowitch, 2005
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Human Aggression
He proposed the existence of a second major instinct, thanatos, the death force, whose energy is directed toward the destruction and termination of life. All human behavior, he held, stems from the complex interplay of this instinct with eros and ...
Robert A. Baron, Deborah R. Richardson, 2004
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Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible DDD
The image of Thanatos as one who snatches away people out of life is fully developed by Euripides in the Alcestis (438 BCE), a play in which Thanatos is one of the characters. Here we find the widespread folktale about a man destined to die ...
K. van der Toorn, Bob Becking, Pieter Willem van der Horst, 1999
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Freud 2000
two: eros contra aggression at the beginning of life, eros contra thanatos at the end. Why Freud failed to unite aggression and thanatos is apparent. The goal of thanatos, as Freud states in several different places, is to dissolve combinations ...
Anthony Elliott, 1999
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Up from Eden: A Transpersonal View of Human Evolution
Eros is ontological hunger. We come, then, to Thanatos. The boundary between subject and object, self and other, has to be constantly and unceasingly recreated moment to moment — and for the simple reason that it isn't real in the first place ...
Ken Wilber, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THANATOS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Thanatos is used in the context of the following news items.
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Ep. 40 - Who is Thanatos?
If you're having issues with the new Video Player, please try disabling third-party browser extensions. If you continue to have issues please refer to the help ... «The Escapist, Jul 15»
2
'Thanatos, Drunk' Soaks Up Top Awards at Taipei Film Festival
Chang Tso-chi's “Thanatos, Drunk” took six prizes and dominated the final awards of the Taipei Film Festival, including the Grand Prix. The festival concluded ... «Variety, Jul 15»
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“The Good Wife” and the Good Life
There is eros, the erotic, desirous, and dynamic half of our nature, and then there is thanatos, the “death instinct”—a lethargy that pulls us toward numbness, ... «The New Yorker, May 15»
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Film Review: 'Thanatos, Drunk'
Death and dipsomania get equally lifeless treatment in “Thanatos, Drunk,” Taiwanese auteur Chang Tso-chi's muddled drama about how an anguished punk, ... «Variety, Feb 15»
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Album Review: Thanatos 'Global Purification'
Thanatos is the longest-running extreme band from The Netherlands. They are currently celebrating their 30th anniversary. Despite enduring numerous lineup ... «Geeks of Doom, Nov 14»
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Smite World Championship tops $1.3m
The final reward for supporters will be a community-designed angelic theme for Thanatos that changes as the match goes on. Here's a pic. Thanatos Angelic ... «PC Gamer, Nov 14»
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Erik's Weekly Watch – Rick, Sigmund Freud, And Thanatos Walk Into …
Welcome back to another edition of Erik's Weekly Watch! This week it's all about The Walking Dead, with cameos from one of history's most famous coke-fiends ... «Bleeding Cool News, Oct 14»
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Elizabeth, the Lethal Elevator Attendant, brings Thanatos to Persona …
Take the lady in blue and her persona Thanatos into Persona 4 Arena Ultimax and toss your foes into coffins. Ac. Andrew Clouther Human, historian, teacher, ... «GameZone, Sep 14»
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Review time! with Thanatos Diver #1
I mentioned Thanatos Diver (from Th3rd World Studios) in my latest Previews run-down, because I enjoyed Nick Tapalansky's and Alex Eckman-Lawn's ... «Comic Book Resources, Sep 14»
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The Mary Sue Exclusive: Nick Tapalansky and Alex Eckman-Lawn's …
Nick Tapalansky and Alex Eckman-Lawn are creating an all-ages comic for Th3rd World Studios called Thanatos Diver. It's the JPRG, that isn't really a JRPG, ... «The Mary Sue, Sep 14»
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