Death
E249780
Death is the universal, irreversible cessation of life that marks the end of an organism’s biological functions and is a central theme in philosophy, religion, and mythology.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Death canonical | 16 |
Statements (75)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biological process
ⓘ
concept ⓘ mythological motif ⓘ philosophical concept ⓘ religious concept ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
burial
ⓘ
cremation ⓘ ethical questions ⓘ inheritance ⓘ mourning ⓘ rituals ⓘ |
| causes | end of personal biological existence ⓘ |
| centralThemeIn |
art
ⓘ
drama ⓘ existential philosophy ⓘ folklore ⓘ literature ⓘ mythology ⓘ poetry ⓘ religion ⓘ |
| culturallyInterpretedAs |
annihilation
ⓘ
reincarnation ⓘ transition to afterlife ⓘ union with the divine ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
biological death
ⓘ
brain death ⓘ clinical death ⓘ physical death ⓘ social death ⓘ symbolic death ⓘ |
| hasDefinition | irreversible cessation of life processes in an organism ⓘ |
| hasLegalAspect |
death certificate
ⓘ
declaration of death ⓘ |
| hasMedicalCriterion |
irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain
ⓘ
irreversible cessation of circulatory and respiratory functions ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
irreversible
ⓘ
marks end of an organism’s biological functions ⓘ universally experienced by living organisms ⓘ |
| influences |
end-of-life decisions
ⓘ
hospice care ⓘ organ donation ⓘ palliative care ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
eternal life
ⓘ
immortality ⓘ |
| personifiedAs |
Grim Reaper
ⓘ
surface form:
Angel of Death
Grim Reaper ⓘ Mors ⓘ Thanatos ⓘ |
| raisesQuestionIn |
ethics
ⓘ
metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
afterlife
ⓘ
dying ⓘ funeral rites ⓘ grief ⓘ life ⓘ mortality ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
anthropology
ⓘ
biology ⓘ medicine ⓘ philosophy ⓘ psychology ⓘ thanatology ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| symbolizedBy |
hourglass
ⓘ
scythe ⓘ skeleton ⓘ skull ⓘ |
| themeIn |
elegy poetry
ⓘ
memento mori tradition ⓘ tragedy genre ⓘ vanitas art ⓘ |
| triggers |
bereavement
ⓘ
estate succession ⓘ |
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Sandman