Today's word of the day, thanks to EclectChick!
thanatopsis (than-uh-TOP-sis) noun
A reflection upon death.
[From Greek thanatos (death) + -opsis (appearance, view).]
Thanatos is the Greek personification of death; thanatophobia is an abnormal fear of death. Thanatopsis is the title of an acclaimed poem by poet and journalist William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878): http://bartleby.com/102/16.html
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