Word of the Day: Thanatopsis

Defintion:
1. A view or contemplation of death.
2. A meditation on death, as in a poem
3. (with initial capital letter, italics) A poem (1817) by William Cullen Bryant.

Examples:
1. "The importance of "thanatopsis" is at once literary and historical." - The Scrap Book. Volume 1, No. 2 Various
2. "Do you think any city lad could have written "thanatopsis" at eighteen?" - Being a Boy Charles Dudley Warner
3. "His best-known poem, "thanatopsis," was written when he was only nineteen and delivered at his college commencement." - Graded Poetry: Second Year Various

Did You Know:
For all you Greek mythology nerds out there, this word does originate from the personification of Death, better known as Thanatos.