near-death experience

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near-death experience

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Coined by John C. Lilly in 1972, and popularized by Raymond Moody from 1975.

noun near-death experiences · near death experience

A sensation of detachment from one's body, the presence of a tunnel of light, the apparent viewing of one's own body from on high, and similar manifestations, experienced by people whose heart and brain have temporarily ceased to function. Everybody has the same story of the near-death experience—my entire life flashed in front of me, the white light and all that—but no one really knows it.
Similar: NDE

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noun experience by people whose heart and brain have temporarily ceased to function

Español	experiencia cercana a la muerte, moridera
日本語	臨死体験 rinshi-taiken
Português	experiência de quase-morte
Français	expérience de mort imminente
Deutsch	Nahtod-Erfahrung, Nahtoderfahrung, Nahtodeserfahrung, Todesnähe-Erfahrung
Ελληνικά	εμπειρία κοντά στον θάνατο empeiría kontá ston thánato
Русский	околосме́ртные пережива́ния okolosmértnyje pereživánija, околосме́ртный о́пыт okolosmértnyj ópyt

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@misc{near_death_experience_2026,
  title = {near-death experience},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/near-death%20experience},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}