mortalism

Etymology

From mortal + -ism.

mortalism means the belief that the soul is mortal like the body. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.

Why this word is great

MORTALISM — [Noun] The doctrine that the human soul is not inherently eternal and perishes with the biological body. From mortal (from Old French, from Latin mortālis, from mors ("death")) + the suffix -ism (denoting a system, principle, or doctrine). Unlike immortalism (which posits an inborn, eternal essence) or annihilationism (which narrows the focus to a punitive final end), mortalism is the broader, bleaker axiom of a terminus. It is the silence after the monitor’s flatline, the library of a mind going permanently out of print, and the serene, terrifying logic that the candle's flame does not depart when it is snuffed out. The world is only ever lit by borrowed light.

noun

The belief that the soul is mortal like the body.