necrology
noun
ne·crol·o·gy nə-ˈkrä-lə-jē 
ne-
plural necrologies
1
: obituary
2
: a list of the recently dead
necrological
ˌne-krə-ˈlä-ji-kəl
adjective necrologist
nə-ˈkrä-lə-jist
noun ne-
Synonyms
- obit
- obituary
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Example Sentences
the club's founder recently died, and this month's newsletter includes a lengthy necrology
Word History
Etymology
earlier, "register of ecclesiastical deaths, death roll," borrowed from New Latin necrologium, from necro- necro- + -logium (as in Medieval Latin eulogium eulogy)
First Known Use
1799, in the meaning defined at sense 1
necrologies
noun
as in obituaries
a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account the club's founder recently died, and this month's newsletter includes a lengthy necrology Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- obituaries
- obits
- inscriptions
- epitaphs
- memorials
- eulogies
- tributes
- testimonials
- hic jacets