HyperDic: dance_of_death

English > 1 sense of the expression dance of death:
NOUNactdance of death, danse macabrea medieval dance in which a skeleton representing death / death leads a procession of others to the grave
English > dance of death: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningA medieval dance in which a skeleton representing death / death leads a procession of others to the grave.
Synonymdanse macabre
Broaderritual dancing, ritual dance, ceremonial danceA dance that is part of a religious ritual
Spanishdanza de la muerte
Catalandansa de la mort

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