forthfaring means the act or process of faring forth; departure. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Why “forthfaring” is a great word
FORTHFARING — [Noun] The act of departing or journeying forth, often as a euphemism for death conceived as a final departure. From Middle English *forthfaring*, equivalent to *forthfare* (from Old English *forthfaran*, "to go forth, depart") + *-ing* (forming a verbal noun). Unlike "departure"—a neutral, general term for leaving—or "wayfaring"—which emphasizes the travel underway—forthfaring stresses the solemn moment of setting out. It is the creak of a ship's hawser being loosed, the final, measured closing of a garden gate, or the quiet extinguishing of a bedside lamp—the irrevocable crossing of a threshold from which one does not fare back.
noun
- The act or process of faring forth; departure.“Graeme was not too familiar with the city, and he led the way over to Canal Street, which he knew, before turning riverward. The forthfaring was in solemn silence, but after a block or two Felicita began to be sorry for her companion and once lived up to her name.”
- A passing away; decease; death; departure.“For when it drew nigh to the time of his departure and forthfaring, then were there fourteen days ere that that he was vexed and awearied by bodily ills, yet in such measure that all that time he could both speak and go about.”