Oblivion
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| - | #The state of [[forget]]fulness or [[distraction]]. | + | '''Oblivion''' is the state of [[forget]]fulness or [[distraction]], the state of being completely forgotten. |
| - | #The state of being completely [[forgotten]]. | + | |
| ==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
| From Anglo-Norman ''oblivion'' ( = Old French oblivion), from Latin ''oblīviō'' (“forgetfulness”), from ''oblivisci'' (“to forget”). | From Anglo-Norman ''oblivion'' ( = Old French oblivion), from Latin ''oblīviō'' (“forgetfulness”), from ''oblivisci'' (“to forget”). | ||
| + | ==Namesakes== | ||
| + | *''[[The Pursuit of Oblivion: A Global History of Narcotics]]'' (2001) by Richard Davenport-Hines | ||
| == See also == | == See also == | ||
| + | *[[Ephemera]] | ||
| *[[Adapted into oblivion]] | *[[Adapted into oblivion]] | ||
| - | *''[[The Pursuit of Oblivion: A Global History of Narcotics]]'' (2001) - [[Richard Davenport-Hines]] | ||
| * [[Eternal oblivion]], a belief that once the brain dies, the mind ceases to exist. | * [[Eternal oblivion]], a belief that once the brain dies, the mind ceases to exist. | ||
| * [[Ash heap of history]] | * [[Ash heap of history]] | ||
| * [[Forgetting]] | * [[Forgetting]] | ||
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Oblivion is the state of forgetfulness or distraction, the state of being completely forgotten.
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Etymology
From Anglo-Norman oblivion ( = Old French oblivion), from Latin oblīviō (“forgetfulness”), from oblivisci (“to forget”).
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Namesakes
- The Pursuit of Oblivion: A Global History of Narcotics (2001) by Richard Davenport-Hines
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See also
- Ephemera
- Adapted into oblivion
- Eternal oblivion, a belief that once the brain dies, the mind ceases to exist.
- Ash heap of history
- Forgetting
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