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English
Etymology
From echo- + thanato- + praxis.
Noun
echothanatopraxia (uncountable)
- Repetition of the actions which caused a specific death.
2024, Mair et al., Understanding the Neurodiversity of Grief: A Systematic Literature Review of Experiences of Grief and Loss in the Context of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, page 44:there is tentative evidence from the synthesis to suggest that a hope for reunification coupled with echothanatologia may extend into action/praxis to echothanatopraxia (i.e. echoing the action which caused death) in order to hasten reunification.
References
- Mair, A. P. A., Nimbley, E., McConachie, D., Goodall, K., & Gillespie-Smith, K. (2024). Understanding the Neurodiversity of Grief: A Systematic Literature Review of Experiences of Grief and Loss in the Context of Neurodevelopmental Disorders. Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40489-024-00447-0