Thanatopsis
Translation of "thanatopsis" into Russian
thanatopsis
NounUK
/ˌθænəˈtɒpsɪs/
US
/ˌθænəˈtɑːp.sɪs/
thanatopsis
thanatopses pl
танатопсис
The poet's thanatopsis was a meditation on death and the afterlife.
Танатопсис поэта был размышлением о смерти и загробной жизни.
Definitions
thanatopsis
NounUK
/ˌθænəˈtɒpsɪs/
US
/ˌθænəˈtɑːp.sɪs/
A meditation or contemplation on death.
The poet's thanatopsis was evident in his somber verses about mortality.
Thanatopsis
Proper nounA poem by the American poet William Cullen Bryant that reflects on death and nature, first published in 1817.
In the lecture, the professor analyzed the themes of nature and mortality in Thanatopsis.