Associations to the word «Deathbed»
Noun
- Confession
- Atheist
- Confessor
- Catholicism
- Repentance
- Dying
- Regency
- Constantine
- Heir
- Conversion
- Solemnity
- Apparition
- Ars
- Dies
- Caliph
- Funeral
- Marri
- Forgiveness
- Sanctity
- Digger
- Vigil
- Successor
- Hallucination
- Reconciliation
- Afterlife
- Anjou
- Promise
- Communion
- Guadalupe
- Rebirth
- Sutra
- Nikki
- Oath
- Beethoven
- Blessing
- Jock
- Remorse
- Grandson
- Lying
- Wilde
- Agony
- Illness
- Penance
- Vision
- Rutherford
- Succession
- Rumour
- Throne
- Eldest
- Pius
- Father
- Convert
- Salvation
- Clergyman
- Inheritance
- Yi
- Patriarch
- Pillow
- Poisoning
- Rite
- Nephew
- Request
- Emperor
- Scene
- Mother
- Son
Verb
Wiktionary
DEATHBED, noun. The bed on which someone dies.
DEATHBED, noun. The last hours before death.
DEATHBED CONVERSION, noun. (set phrase) Acceptance of religious belief immediately before one dies, usually in a last-minute effort to save one's soul or to gain entry into a paradisiacal afterlife.
DEATHBED CONVERSION, noun. (idiomatic) (usually sarcastic) (often politics) An abrupt, last-minute change in one's professed beliefs, principles, or point of view in order to escape a serious threat or to increase one's chances of success.
Dictionary definition
DEATHBED, noun. The last few hours before death.
DEATHBED, noun. The bed on which a person dies.
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