necrology

noun

ne·crol·o·gy nə-ˈkrä-lə-jē

ne-

plural necrologies

Synonyms of necrology next

: obituary

: a list of the recently dead

necrological

ˌne-krə-ˈlä-ji-kəl

adjective

necrologist

nə-ˈkrä-lə-jist

ne-

noun

Examples of necrology in a Sentence

the club's founder recently died, and this month's newsletter includes a lengthy necrology

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According to the foundation's necrology database, 4,415 men died that day, including 2,502 Americans. —

Melissa Gaffney, ABC News, 6 June 2023 My complaint about the necrology was the same as always: mute the crowd noise. —

Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2023

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

Time Traveler

The first known use of necrology was in 1799

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