euthanasia, mercy killing
(noun) the act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone suffering from an incurable illness)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
euthanasia (usually uncountable, plural euthanasias)
The practice of intentionally and painlessly killing a human being or animal for humane reasons, especially in order to end great suffering or poor quality of life.
(obsolete) An easy death, or the means to bring about such a death.
• mercy killing, mercy-killing
Source: Wiktionary
Eu`tha*na"si*a n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. euthanasie.]
Definition: An easy death; a mode of dying to be desired. "An euthanasia of all thought." Hazlitt. The kindest wish of my friends is euthanasia. Arbuthnot.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 February 2025
(noun) an abnormal enlargement of the colon; can be congenital (as in Hirschsprung’s disease) or acquired (as when children refuse to defecate)
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
