thanatopraxie

French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θανατόπραξις (thanatópraxis), from θάνατος (thánatos, “dead body”) + πρᾶξις (prâxis, “practice”). By surface analysis, thanato- +‎ praxie.

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Noun

thanatopraxie f (plural thanatopraxies)

1. embalming

Further reading

• “thanatopraxie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.