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• deathbed — [deth′bed΄] n. the bed on which a person dies adj. done or made in the last hours of life [a deathbed will] on one s deathbed during or in the last hours of one s life …   English World dictionary

• Deathbed — Death bed, n. The bed in which a person dies; hence, the closing hours of life of one who dies by sickness or the like; the last sickness. [1913 Webster] That often quoted passage from Lord Hervey in which the Queen s deathbed is described.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• deathbed — (n.) O.E., the grave, from DEATH (Cf. death) (n.) + BED (Cf. bed) (n.). Meaning bed on which someone dies is from c.1300 …   Etymology dictionary

• deathbed repentance — noun Repentance for one s faults, sins, etc when it is too late to reform one s life • • • Main Entry: ↑death …   Useful english dictionary

• Deathbed conversion — Russian Orthodox icon of The Good Thief in Paradise (Moscow School, c. 1560) A deathbed conversion is the adoption of a particular religious faith shortly before dying. Making a conversion on one s deathbed may reflect an immediate change of… …   Wikipedia

• Deathbed — A deathbed is a place where a person dies or lies in during the last few hours before death. Deathbed may also refer to: Deathbed conversion, a religious faith conversion Deathbed confession, a confession of some sort when someone is assumed to… …   Wikipedia

• deathbed vision —    A term used to denote a visual or compound hallucination occurring shortly before dying. Deathbed visions have been known and described since ancient times. The first systematic study of these phenomena was carried out between 1924 and 1926 by …   Dictionary of Hallucinations

• Deathbed confession — A deathbed confession is a confession of some sort when someone is assumed to be close to death. Sometimes, it takes place on their deathbed, the bed in which a person dies or lies in during the last few hours before death, hence the phrase.… …   Wikipedia

• deathbed — death|bed [ˈdeθbed] n [C usually singular] the bed on which someone dies or is dying on your deathbed ▪ On her deathbed, Miriam s mother reveals that she never knew her father. deathbed confession/conversion etc (=made when you are dying) ▪ The… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• deathbed — noun 1 on your deathbed just before you die 2 deathbed confession/conversion/reconciliation something that you admit or do just before you die: a deathbed conversion to Catholicism 3 be on your deathbed a) to be close to death b) humorous to be… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• deathbed — /deth bed /, n. 1. the bed on which a person dies: The museum contains Lincoln s deathbed. 2. on one s deathbed, in the last few hours before death. adj. 3. of, pertaining to, said, or done during the last few hours of a person s life: a deathbed …   Universalium