1. A physical act.
"The act of dying; the end of life; the total and permanent cessation of all the vital functions of an organism."
2. A personal condition.
"The state of being dead."
3. An end.
"Extinction; destruction."
4. A spiritual loss; an absence.
The "loss or absence of spiritual life."
5. A killing.
"Bloodshed or murder."
"Death." Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). 2008. Random House, Inc. 15 Sep. 2008. <http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/death>.