Phrase guide

eternal sleep

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A magical state of suspended animation, a state of ageless, deathless, everlasting sleep. Well-known examples are Endymion (the lover of the Greek moon goddess, Selene), and the princess Sleeping Beauty.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: fantasy, fiction, human-sciences, literature, media, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, publishing, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

Death

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: euphemistic, idiomatic, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 3

euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • she was laid to rest beside her husband
  • they had to put their family pet to sleep

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: rest, eternal rest, sleep, quietus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: death

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Russian: ве́чный сон (véčnyj son) — a magical state of suspended animation
  • Russian: беспробу́дный сон (besprobúdnyj son) — a magical state of suspended animation
  • French: sommeil éternel — death (euphemism)
  • Japanese: 永眠 (eimin) — death (euphemism)
  • Japanese: 永遠の眠り (eien no nemuri) — death (euphemism)
  • Korean: 영면 (yeongmyeon) — death (euphemism)
  • Polish: wieczny sen — death (euphemism)
  • Romanian: somnul veșnic — death (euphemism)
  • Russian: ве́чный сон (véčnyj son) — death (euphemism)
  • Russian: беспробу́дный сон (besprobúdnyj son) — death (euphemism)
  • Spanish: sueño eterno — death (euphemism)