This week's theme: words related to death and taxes. 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 -Anu Garg (gargATwordsmith.org) "Subject to constant death threats, Dr. [Martin Luther] King 'had a thread of thanatopsis, a preoccupation of his death.' It blistered through his oratory. Canaan portrays a man aware his time would be brief and despairing of realizing his dreams." The Philadelphia Inquirer; King Chronicler to Speak at Free Library; Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News; Jan 24, 2005. Sponsored by: Always find the right word with the Visual Thesaurus. Wordsmith readers save 10%. Try it free! http://www.visualthesaurus.com/?code=qt4&ad=aw Speak French, German, Spanish or Italian? Speak it better with Champs-Elysees audio magazines! http://ads.champs-elysees.com/wsmith2 ............................................................................ The horse is not judged by the saddle. -German proverb Share the magic of words. Send a gift sub: http://wordsmith.org/awad/gift.html Remove, change, or subscribe address: http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscriber.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/thanatopsis.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/thanatopsis.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/thanatopsis.html This message was sent to "[email protected]".
