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Thanatos
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Than·a·tos  (thn-ts)
n.
1. Death as a personification or as a philosophical notion.
2. Psychiatry See death instinct.
[Greek.]
thana·totic (-ttk) adj.
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Noun1.Thanatos - (Greek mythology) the Greek personification of death; son of Nyx
Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks
2.Thanatos - (psychoanalysis) an unconscious urge to die
death instinct, death wish
depth psychology, psychoanalysis, analysis - a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud; "his physician recommended psychoanalysis"
impulse, urge - an instinctive motive; "profound religious impulses"
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