eternal rest
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Definition
Noun: A euphemistic phrase for death, suggesting a state of peaceful, unending sleep or repose. It is based on the analogy between lying in a bed and lying in a tomb.
Usage
This phrase is used in formal, respectful, or literary contexts to refer to death in a gentle, comforting, or less harsh way than direct terms like "death" or "dying." It often implies a final, peaceful state.
Examples
- After a long and difficult illness, she was finally granted eternal rest.
- The monument stands in memory of those who have found their eternal rest.
- He wished for nothing more than eternal rest after his life of toil.
Advanced Usage
- To be laid to eternal rest: This is a common collocation describing the act of burial or final commemoration.
- The soldiers were laid to eternal rest with full military honors.
- To find eternal rest: This phrasing emphasizes the deceased attaining this state.
- May his soul find eternal rest.
Variants and Related Words
- Rest (noun): When used in a similar context (e.g., "final rest," "laid to rest"), it carries the same euphemistic meaning for death.
- Eternal sleep: A very close synonym, using the same metaphorical concept.
- To put to sleep: A euphemism for causing the death of an animal, usually to end suffering.
Synonyms
- Eternal sleep
- Final rest
- Demise (more formal, but less euphemistic)
- Passing (euphemistic)
Related Phrases
- To lay to rest: This phrasal verb means to bury someone who has died.
- They will lay their grandfather to rest this weekend.
- Rest in peace (R.I.P.): A common epitaph or wish for the deceased.
- The headstone was inscribed with the words "Rest in Peace."
Related Idioms
- At rest: A state of being dead.
- He is now at rest and free from pain.
Noun
- euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
- she was laid to rest beside her husband
- they had to put their family pet to sleep