Etymology of "Death Eater" (was Re: With enemies like these.....)

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Alla earlier:

> > Thanks for the link and yes, Graveyeard scene did strike me as 
being 
> > symbolic. So, does it mean that if Voldie and his followers eat 
some 
> > part of "death" (which part I wonder?), did they expect to 
become 
> > immortal?


Christopher:
 
> It's fully possible, I imagine, and I wouldn't be surprised if 
that's
> the way things turn out. That does seem to be Voldemort's ultimate 
goal,
> no? So why would his followers follow him and do as he asks if he 
can't
> promise them the same thing?


Alla:

I would not be that bold  to say that that how things will turn out, 
but surely with JKR's love of names with meanings, the name of the 
major evil in Potterverse bound to mean something,which should help 
us uncover some key mysteries .

So, I do consider  it a possibility. Let's speculate a little 
further. If "death eaters" indeed eat "death" in the real way, 
whether Snape managed to put in the bottle or somebody else made 
something "edible" or "drinkable" from death,

could they do it while Voldie was in hiding?

Do they know the secret of making something digestable out of death 
or only Voldie knows that?