What is another word for before death?

Pronunciation: [bɪfˌɔː dˈɛθ] (IPA)

The phrase "before death" refers to events or experiences that occur prior to an individual's passing. There are various synonyms that convey the same meaning as "before death", such as "pre-mortem", "pre-passing", or "pre-demise". Another common phrase that expresses the same idea is "on the brink of death", which conveys the sense of someone being close to dying. Other synonyms for "before death" include "pre-fatal" or "pre-terminal". Regardless of the phrase used, the expression signifies the time period leading up to an individual's passing, which can often be a difficult and complicated experience for both the individual and their loved ones.

What are the hypernyms for Before death?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    mortality, end of life, twilight years, closing stages of life, time before death.

Famous quotes with Before death

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  • [Mortals] say of some temporal suffering, "No future bliss can make up for it," not knowing Heaven, once attained, will work backwards and turn even that agony into a glory. And of some sinful pleasure they say "Let me have but this and I'll take the consequences": little dreaming how damnation will spread back and back into their past and contaminate the pleasure of the sin. Both processes begin even before death.
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