About The Word Euthanasia
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Euthanasia
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What's The Definition Of Euthanasia?
[n] the act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone suffering from an incurable illness)
Synonyms | Synonyms for Euthanasia: mercy killing Related Terms | Find terms related to Euthanasia: bane | blood | bloodletting | bloodshed | braining | dealing death | destruction | destruction of life | dispatch | execution | extermination | flow of blood | gore | immolation | kill | killing | lapidation | martyrdom | martyrization | mercy killing | natural death | poisoning | quiet end | ritual killing | ritual murder | sacrifice | shooting | slaughter | slaying | stoning | taking of life | welcome release See Also | kill | killing | putting to death Euthanasia In Webster's Dictionary \Eu`tha*na"si*a\n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; ? well + ? death,
?, ?, to die: cf. F. euthanasie.]
An easy death; a mode of dying to be desired. ``An euthanasia
of all thought.'' --Hazlitt.
The kindest wish of my friends is euthanasia.
--Arbuthnot.
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