passing bell

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• Passing bell — Passing Pass ing, n. The act of one who, or that which, passes; the act of going by or away. [1913 Webster] {Passing bell}, a tolling of a bell to announce that a soul is passing, or has passed, from its body (formerly done to invoke prayers for… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• passing bell — noun Etymology: passing (I) 1. : a bell tolled to announce a death or funeral service called also death bell 2. : something that announces or marks a death : knell a moment s thought is passion s passing bell John Keats …   Useful english dictionary

• passing bell — 1. a bell tolled to announce a death or funeral. 2. a portent or sign of the passing away of anything. [1520 30] * * * …   Universalium

• PASSING-BELL —    a bell tolled at the moment of the death of a person to invite his neighbours to pray for the safe passing of his soul …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• passing bell — /ˈpasɪŋ bɛl/ (say pahsing bel) noun 1. a bell tolled to announce a death or funeral. 2. a portent or sign of the passing away of anything …  

• passing bell — noun A bell rung to announce a death or funeral; death bell, death knell …   Wiktionary

• passing bell — noun a bell rung immediately after a death as a signal for prayers …   English new terms dictionary

• passing-bell — …   Useful english dictionary

• Passing — Pass ing, n. The act of one who, or that which, passes; the act of going by or away. [1913 Webster] {Passing bell}, a tolling of a bell to announce that a soul is passing, or has passed, from its body (formerly done to invoke prayers for the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• bell — Synonyms and related words: Roman candle, aerophone, aid to navigation, alarm, amber light, arrest, balefire, battery, beacon, beacon fire, bell buoy, bells, blinker, blue peter, bones, bong, buoy, castanets, caution light, celesta, check,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• Bell of King Seongdeok — National Treasure of Korea No.29: The Bell of King Seongdeok. Korean name Hangul 성덕대왕신종, 에밀레종 …   Wikipedia