near-death experience

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Coined by John C. Lilly in 1972, and popularized by Raymond Moody from 1975.

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Danish: nærdødsoplevelse — experience by people whose heart and brain have temporarily ceased to function
• Dutch: bijna-doodervaring — experience by people whose heart and brain have temporarily ceased to function
• Finnish: kuolemanrajakokemus — experience by people whose heart and brain have temporarily ceased to function
• Finnish: rajakokemus — experience by people whose heart and brain have temporarily ceased to function
• French: expérience de mort imminente — experience by people whose heart and brain have temporarily ceased to function
• German: Nahtod-Erfahrung — experience by people whose heart and brain have temporarily ceased to function
• German: Nahtoderfahrung — experience by people whose heart and brain have temporarily ceased to function
• German: Nahtodeserfahrung — experience by people whose heart and brain have temporarily ceased to function
• German: Todesnähe-Erfahrung — experience by people whose heart and brain have temporarily ceased to function
• Greek: εμπειρία κοντά στον θάνατο (empeiría kontá ston thánato) — experience by people whose heart and brain have temporarily ceased to function
• Hungarian: halálközeli élmény — experience by people whose heart and brain have temporarily ceased to function
• Japanese: 臨死体験 (rinshi-taiken) — experience by people whose heart and brain have temporarily ceased to function
• Norwegian Bokmål: nær døden-opplevelse — experience by people whose heart and brain have temporarily ceased to function
• Polish: otarcie się o śmierć — experience by people whose heart and brain have temporarily ceased to function
• Portuguese: experiência de quase-morte — experience by people whose heart and brain have temporarily ceased to function
• Russian: околосме́ртные пережива́ния (okolosmértnyje pereživánija) — experience by people whose heart and brain have temporarily ceased to function
• Russian: околосме́ртный о́пыт (okolosmértnyj ópyt) — experience by people whose heart and brain have temporarily ceased to function
• Spanish: experiencia cercana a la muerte — experience by people whose heart and brain have temporarily ceased to function
• Swedish: näradödenupplevelse — experience by people whose heart and brain have temporarily ceased to function