: deprived of life : no longer alive
: having the appearance of death : deathly
: lacking power to move, feel, or respond : numb
: someone who is no longer alive : one that is dead (see 1dead 1)
: the state of being dead
: the time of greatest quiet
: absolutely, utterly
: suddenly and completely
: directly
: the earthly state of human existence
: life after death
: the earth with its inhabitants and all things upon it
: of or relating to the world
: extending or found throughout the world : worldwide
: involving or applying to part of or the whole world
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