self-annihilation

self-an·ni·hi·la·tion (slf-n-lshn)

n.

1. Self-destruction.

2. Loss of self-awareness, as in a mystical state.

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self-annihilation

n

(Philosophy) the surrender of the self in mystical contemplation, union with God, etc.

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Noun

1.

self-annihilation - the act of killing yourself; "it is a crime to commit suicide" self-destruction, suicide kill, putting to death, killing - the act of terminating a life assisted suicide - suicide of a terminally ill person that involves an assistant who serves to make dying as painless and dignified as possible felo-de-se - an act of deliberate self destruction hara-kiri, harakiri, harikari, seppuku - ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by samurai in the traditional Japanese society suttee - the act of a Hindu widow willingly cremating herself on the funeral pyre of her dead husband