'Euthanasia' definitions:
Definition of 'euthanasia'
(from WordNet)
noun
The act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone suffering from an incurable illness) [syn: euthanasia, mercy killing]
Definition of 'Euthanasia'
From: GCIDE
- Euthanasia \Eu`tha*na"si*a\n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; e'y^ well + ? death, ?, ?, to die: cf. F. euthanasie.]
- 1. An easy death; a mode of dying to be desired. "An euthanasia of all thought." --Hazlitt. [1913 Webster]
- The kindest wish of my friends is euthanasia. --Arbuthnot.
- 2. the act or process of putting to death for humane purposes; -- used to refer to the killing of animals in order to relieve or avoid pain. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'euthanasia'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bane,
- blood,
- bloodletting,
- bloodshed,
- braining,
- dealing death,
- destruction,
- destruction of life,
- dispatch,
- execution,
- extermination,
- flow of blood,
- gore,
- immolation,
- kill,
- killing,
- lapidation,
- martyrdom,
- martyrization,
- mercy killing,
- natural death,
- poisoning,
- quiet end,
- ritual killing,
- ritual murder,
- sacrifice,
- shooting,
- slaughter,
- slaying,
- stoning,
- taking of life,
- welcome release