necrolatryn.

Brit.

/nᵻˈkrɒlətri/,

/nɛˈkrɒlətri/, U.S.

/nəˈkrɑlətri/,

/nɛˈkrɑlətri/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Greek lexical item. Etymons: necro- comb. form, -latry comb. form.

Etymology: < necro- comb. form + -latry comb. form, after Byzantine Greek νεκρολατρεία worship of the dead (Cyril of Alexandria, 5th cent.). Compare French nécrolâtrie (1823).

Worship of or excessive reverence for the dead.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > kinds of worship > [noun] > of the dead

necrolatry1842

1842 G. S. Faber Provinc. Lett. (1844) II. 59 Curious specimens of the Necrolatry of the fourth century.

1844 G. S. Faber Sacred Cal. Prophecy (ed. 2) II. iv. vii. 291 The members of that Church alone can be suspected of idolatry and necrolatry.

1872 A. C. Lyall in Fortn. Rev. 1 Feb. 133 The process by which I conjecture other less narrow and less obvious ideas of supernaturalism to have developed out of this universal necrolatry.

1926 G. Katō Study of Shintō 33 A classical land [sc. Japan] of necrolatry or the worship of the spirits of the dead.

1983 Time (Nexis) 24 Jan. (Living section) 77 Marilyn Monroe occupies an unquiet grave. The 20th anniversary of her death has set off a worldwide orgy of necrolatry.

1998 Arkansas Democrat-Gaz. (Nexis) 9 Aug. (Features section) e1 There is a strain of Elvis worship that veers close to necrolatry.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	necrolatry
释义	necrolatryn. Brit. /nᵻˈkrɒlətri/, /nɛˈkrɒlətri/, U.S. /nəˈkrɑlətri/, /nɛˈkrɑlətri/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Greek lexical item. Etymons: necro- comb. form, -latry comb. form. Etymology: < necro- comb. form + -latry comb. form, after Byzantine Greek νεκρολατρεία worship of the dead (Cyril of Alexandria, 5th cent.). Compare French nécrolâtrie (1823). Worship of or excessive reverence for the dead. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > kinds of worship > [noun] > of the dead necrolatry1842 1842 G. S. Faber Provinc. Lett. (1844) II. 59 Curious specimens of the Necrolatry of the fourth century. 1844 G. S. Faber Sacred Cal. Prophecy (ed. 2) II. iv. vii. 291 The members of that Church alone can be suspected of idolatry and necrolatry. 1872 A. C. Lyall in Fortn. Rev. 1 Feb. 133 The process by which I conjecture other less narrow and less obvious ideas of supernaturalism to have developed out of this universal necrolatry. 1926 G. Katō Study of Shintō 33 A classical land [sc. Japan] of necrolatry or the worship of the spirits of the dead. 1983 Time (Nexis) 24 Jan. (Living section) 77 Marilyn Monroe occupies an unquiet grave. The 20th anniversary of her death has set off a worldwide orgy of necrolatry. 1998 Arkansas Democrat-Gaz. (Nexis) 9 Aug. (Features section) e1 There is a strain of Elvis worship that veers close to necrolatry. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1842
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