"eternal sleep" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-eternal sleep.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} eternal sleep (uncountable)
  1. (mythology, fiction, fantasy) A magical state of suspended animation, a state of ageless, deathless, everlasting sleep. Well-known examples are Endymion (the lover of the Greek moon goddess, Selene), and the princess from "Sleeping Beauty". Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Fantasy, Fiction, Mythology, Sleep Translations (a magical state of suspended animation): ве́чный сон (véčnyj son) [masculine] (Russian), беспробу́дный сон (besprobúdnyj son) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-eternal_sleep-en-noun-TQOH2djA Disambiguation of Sleep: 66 34 Topics: fantasy, fiction, human-sciences, literature, media, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, publishing, sciences Disambiguation of 'a magical state of suspended animation': 99 1
  2. (idiomatic, euphemistic) Death, eternal oblivion Tags: euphemistic, idiomatic, uncountable Categories (topical): Death Synonyms: ageless sleep Translations (death (euphemism)): sommeil éternel [masculine] (French), 永眠 (eimin) (Japanese), 永遠の眠り (eien no nemuri) (Japanese), 영면 (yeongmyeon) (Korean), wieczny sen [masculine] (Polish), somnul veșnic [neuter] (Romanian), ве́чный сон (véčnyj son) [masculine] (Russian), беспробу́дный сон (besprobúdnyj son) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-eternal_sleep-en-noun-XML-IF9P Disambiguation of Death: 24 76 Categories (other): English euphemisms, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Disambiguation of 'death (euphemism)': 14 86

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