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Self-annihilation   /sɛlf-ənˌaɪəlˈeɪʃən/   Listen
Self-annihilation

noun
1.
The act of killing yourself.  Synonyms: self-destruction, suicide.






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"Self-annihilation" Quotes from Famous Books



... horrible instances of voluntary immurement in Christian Europe, and above all in the Christian East; but not quite—though very nearly—as bad as this. Moreover, not one line, not a single word in the Scriptures inculcates such self-annihilation. Christ set the example of retirement from the world into the wilderness for forty days, to a mountain apart for one night, to teach men occasionally and for a limited period, to withdraw from the swirl of business ...
— Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe • Sabine Baring-Gould



Words linked to "Self-annihilation" :   suicide, kill, harakiri, hara-kiri, killing, suttee, harikari, seppuku, putting to death, assisted suicide, felo-de-se



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