on one's deathbed
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on one's deathbed — idi on one s deathbed, in the last few hours before death … From formal English to slang
on one's deathbed — About to die • • • Main Entry: ↑death … Useful english dictionary
on one's deathbed — adjective Close to death. Syn: at death’s door, knocking on heavens door, with one foot in the grave … Wiktionary
deathbed — [deth′bed΄] n. the bed on which a person dies adj. done or made in the last hours of life [a deathbed will] on one s deathbed during or in the last hours of one s life … English World dictionary
on one's deathbed — phrasal near the point of death … New Collegiate Dictionary
Deathbed conversion — Russian Orthodox icon of The Good Thief in Paradise (Moscow School, c. 1560) A deathbed conversion is the adoption of a particular religious faith shortly before dying. Making a conversion on one s deathbed may reflect an immediate change of… … Wikipedia
deathbed — /deth bed /, n. 1. the bed on which a person dies: The museum contains Lincoln s deathbed. 2. on one s deathbed, in the last few hours before death. adj. 3. of, pertaining to, said, or done during the last few hours of a person s life: a deathbed … Universalium
deathbed — death•bed [[t]ˈdɛθˌbɛd[/t]] n. 1) the bed on which a person dies 2) pertaining to or occurring in the last few hours of a person s life: a deathbed confession[/ex] • on one s deathbed Etymology: 1350–1400 … From formal English to slang
deathbed — death·bed deth .bed n 1) the bed in which a person dies 2) the last hours of life on one s deathbed near the point of death … Medical dictionary
Deathbed — Death bed, n. The bed in which a person dies; hence, the closing hours of life of one who dies by sickness or the like; the last sickness. [1913 Webster] That often quoted passage from Lord Hervey in which the Queen s deathbed is described.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
