NECROLOGY

necrology

(noun) a list of people who died recently

obituary, obit, necrology

(noun) a notice of someone’s death; usually includes a short biography

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

necrology (countable and uncountable, plural necrologies)

(church history) A church register containing the names of those connected with the church who have died.

A listing of people who have died during a specific period of time.

A notice of death.

Synonym: obituary

(uncountable) The study of death or the dead.

Source: Wiktionary


Ne*crol"o*gy, n.; pl. Necrologies. Etym: [Gr. -logy: cf. F. nécrologie. See Necromancy.]

Definition: An account of deaths, or of the dead; a register of deaths; a collection of obituary notices.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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