dance of death

Other forms: dances of death

Definitions of dance of death
  1. noun
    a medieval dance in which a skeleton representing death leads a procession of others to the grave
    synonyms: danse macabre
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    type of:
    ceremonial dance, ritual dance, ritual dancing
    a dance that is part of a religious ritual
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