Θάνατος — meaning in English

English meaning

• death noun The end of life; the permanent cessation of all vital functions in a living thing.
• thanatos name The god of death (specifically of a peaceful death), and twin brother of Hypnos (god of sleep); the Greek counterpart of Mors.

Senses

Θάνατος is used for these senses in English:

• Thanatos (psychoanalysis) The death drive in Freudian psychoanalysis.
• death The cessation of life and all associated processes; the end of an organism's existence as an entity independent from its environment and its return to an inert, nonliving state.
• death (often, capitalized) The personification of death as a (usually male) hooded figure with a scythe; the Grim Reaper.

death — full definition

1. noun The end of life; the permanent cessation of all vital functions in a living thing.
2. noun The end or collapse of something non-living, used figuratively.
3. name The personification of death, traditionally shown as a hooded, skeletal figure carrying a scythe.

Related Greek words