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- noun The theological doctrine that at death the soul falls asleep, and does not awake till the resurrection of the body.
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- noun (Theol.) The doctrine that the soul falls asleep at death, and does not wake until the resurrection of the body.
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- noun theology The
doctrine that thesoul fallsasleep atdeath , and does not wake until theresurrection of the body.
Etymologies
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psycho- + Ancient Greek to spend all night long; see pan-.
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All advocates of the doctrine of psychopannychism, or the sleep of souls from death till the last day, in addition to the general body of orthodox Christians, have been supporters of this conclusion. 6
The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life William Rounseville Alger 1863
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Also known as soul sleep. In Christian theology, this is a minority belief that the soul sleeps unconsciously between the death of the body and its resurrection on Judgment Day. (Wikipedia)
May 27, 2008