Someone who is not afraid of death can be described using various terms, depending on the nuance you want to convey.
Common Terms
- Unafraid: This is the most direct and literal answer.
- Fearless: Similar to unafraid, implying a lack of fear.
- Courageous: Suggests bravery in the face of death.
- Intrepid: Similar to courageous, emphasizing boldness.
More Nuanced Descriptions
- Stoic: This describes someone who accepts death calmly and without emotion, focusing on what they can control.
- Accepting: This implies a peaceful understanding and willingness to embrace the inevitability of death. The reference suggests they may be "peaceful and accepting."
- Resigned: This suggests accepting death, but perhaps with a sense of sadness or inevitability, rather than peace.
- philosophical:Someone who comes to terms with death through knowledge.
Spiritual or Religious Context
- Enlightened: In some spiritual traditions, particularly Buddhism, enlightenment involves overcoming the fear of death.
- Transcendent: Suggests someone has risen above earthly concerns, including the fear of death.
- At peace: This can describe someone who has found spiritual or religious comfort regarding death and dying.
Other Considerations
The terms you use might also depend on why the person isn't afraid. As the reference states, some might be "spiritual, others are religious, some are neither but may be very self-aware, so they don't mind looking inward." Someone who has had a near-death experience (NDE) might also have a different perspective on death, leading to a lack of fear.
