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Astronism
Necronism
Published: 2nd August 2020
Citation: Astronist Institution. (2020). Necronism. Available: https://www.astronism.com/astronary/entry/necronism. Last accessed: [date].
nɛkrɒnɪz(ə)m
noun
the Astronist (especially transtellationist) eschatological belief that the location of a person’s death holds significance in the constitution and wellbeing of their soul in the afterlife. (astronecronism) the belief that the cosmosis of a person who dies in outer space is superior to that of a person who dies on a planet; based on the Astronist desire for astronomical proximation.
DERIVATIVES AND ALTERNATIVE PHRASES
Necronic | nɛkrɒnɪk | adjective
Necronist | nɛkrɒnɪst | noun & adjective
Necronistic | nɛkrɒnɪstɪk | adjective
ORIGINS AND ETYMOLOGY
Astro-English: from Astronese, the prefix necro-, denoting death, combined with the suffix -ism denoting a belief; meaning ‘belief about death.’
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