second death

ˈsɛkənd dɛθ

Definition

Definition of second death - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

religion

Rare

spiritual death or eternal separation from God

Rare

Many fear the second death mentioned in religious texts.

metaphor

Rare

significant loss or change resembling a death

Rare

Losing his job felt like a second death.

gaming

Rare

character's final demise after revival

Rare

The hero met his second death in the final battle.

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Expressions with second

second honeymoon

second vacation taken by a married couple

They went on a second honeymoon to rekindle their romance.

second thought

reconsideration or revised opinion of a previous decision

After a second thought, he decided not to go.

hot second

very short period of time

I'll be back in a hot second.

second city

city ranking second in population or importance

Chicago is often called the second city of the United States.

hang on a second

intj.

ask someone to wait briefly before continuing

Hang on a second, I need to grab my phone.

just a second

short, unspecified period of time

I'll be with you in just a second.

Expressions with death

to death

adv.

until someone dies

The soldiers fought to death in the battle.

cheat death

survive a situation expected to cause death

He managed to cheat death in the avalanche.

death wish

desire for one's own death or self-destruction

His reckless behavior was like a death wish..

courting death

adj.

involving actions that are very risky and could cause death

He made a courting death decision by climbing without safety gear.

bored to death

adj.

extremely uninterested or tired

She was bored to death during the long meeting.

death by chocolate

dessert with chocolate cake and sauce

She ordered a death by chocolate for dessert.

freeze to death

die from extreme cold

The hiker got lost and froze to death in the snowstorm.

be scared to death

be extremely frightened

She was scared to death when she saw the snake.

bore someone to death

make someone extremely bored

The lecture bored the students to death.

death warmed up

person appearing extremely unwell or exhausted

After the flu, he looked like death warmed up.

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remarriage

second marriage after a spouse's death or divorce

Examples of second death in a sentence

Believers seek to avoid the second death.
The divorce was like a second death to her.
For him, moving away felt like a second death.
After the second death, the character was removed from the game.
Facing a second death, the player had to restart the level.

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French:seconde mort, deuxième décès, ...
German:zweiter Tod, erneuter Verlust, ...
Italian:seconda morte, morte definitiva, ...
Spanish:segunda muerte, muerte definitiva, ...
Portuguese:segunda morte, perda devastadora, ...
Chinese:第二次死亡, ...
Japanese:第二の死, 喪失感, ...
Arabic:الْمَوْت الثَّانِي, مَوْت ثَانٍ, ...
Hebrew:מָוֶת שֵׁנִי, מָוֶת שֵׁנִי, ...
Russian:вторая смерть, второе горе, ...
Ukrainian:друга смерть, друга втрата, ...
Hindi:दूसरी मृत्यु, दूसरा नुकसान, ...
Bengali:দ্বিতীয় মৃত্যু, দ্বিতীয় ক্ষতি, ...
Catalan:segona mort, mort definitiva, ...
Czech:druhá smrt, další životní rána připomínající smrt, ...
Danish:anden død, sekundær død, ...
Dutch:tweede dood, definitieve dood, ...
Greek:δεύτερος θάνατος, μεταφορικός θάνατος, ...
Hungarian:második halál, újabb súlyos veszteség, ...
Khmer:សេចក្តីស្លាប់ទីពីរ, ការបាត់បង់ដ៏ធ្ងន់ធ្ងរ, ...
Korean:둘째 사망, 두 번째 죽음, ...
Persian:مرگ دوم, فقدان بزرگ, ...
Polish:druga śmierć, wtórna śmierć, ...
Portuguese (BR):segunda morte, perda devastadora, ...
Romanian:a doua moarte, moarte finală, ...
Swedish:andra döden, andra död, ...
Thai:ความตายครั้งที่สอง, การสูญเสียครั้งที่สอง, ...
Turkish:ikinci ölüm, büyük kayıp, ...
Vietnamese:cái chết thứ hai, cái chết cuối cùng, ...

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Definition of second death - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

Expressions with second

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