| autopsy |
a medical examination of a dead body to find the cause of death. |
| banshee |
a female spirit in Irish folk stories. Banshees wail to predict someone's death. |
| capital1 |
able to be punished by death. [1/8 definitions] |
| dead |
seeming like death. [1/8 definitions] |
| deadly |
able to cause death. [1/3 definitions] |
| done for |
(informal) dying or dead; near death. |
| dying |
close to death; losing life. |
| execute |
to put to death by law. [1/2 definitions] |
| execution |
the following through of a death sentence. [1/3 definitions] |
| fatal |
causing or able to cause death. [1/2 definitions] |
| gladiator |
a man in ancient Rome who fought other men or animals, often to the death, to entertain an audience. |
| Good Friday |
a Christian holiday on the Friday before Easter Sunday that marks the death of Jesus Christ. |
| gospel |
(capitalized) any of the four accounts of Jesus Christ's life, death, and teachings in the New Testament books of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. [1/3 definitions] |
| Hamlet |
the title character in one of Shakespeare's plays. Hamlet is a prince who avenges his father's death by slaying the murderer. |
| heaven |
(often cap.) in some religions, the abode of God, where the souls of the good and faithful will dwell after death. [1/4 definitions] |
| heir |
a person who receives or has the right to receive another person's property or title after that person's death. |
| hell |
the place where evil spirits live and where wicked people are punished after death, according to the Bible. [1/2 definitions] |
| Hinduism |
the main religion of India, which has many gods that are part of the same supreme being. Hinduism has a strict system of social classes and a belief that the soul can be born again after death into a different body. |
| jeopardy |
danger of harm, death, or loss; at risk. |
| killing |
the act of putting to death. [1/2 definitions] |
| leave1 |
to give into the care or possession of as a result of one's death. [1/5 definitions] |