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Definition of Necrology
1. Noun. A notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography.
2. Noun. A list of people who died recently.
Definition of Necrology
1. n. An account of deaths, or of the dead; a register of deaths; a collection of obituary notices.
Definition of Necrology
1. Noun. (context: church history) A church register containing the names of those connected with the church who have died. ¹
2. Noun. A listing of people who have died during a specific period of time. ¹
3. Noun. A notice of death; an obituary. ¹
4. Noun. The study of death or the dead. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Necrology
1. [n -GIES]
Medical Definition of Necrology
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Origin: Gr. A dead person: cf. F. Necrologie. See Necromancy.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Necrology
Literary usage of Necrology
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the New York State Historical Association: ... Annual Meeting by New York State Historical Association (1919)
"George A. Ingalls, of Hudson Falls, NY, is the new Chairman of the necrology
Ct/mmittee. It is unfortunate that we do not have a "Who's Who" of our living ..."
2. Bibliotheca Sacra and Theological Review (1859)
"VOIGT'S NEW necrology OF THE GERMANS.' Tins is an annual obituary of ... The New
necrology contains notices of over forty thousand individuals, ..."
3. The Addresses and Journal of Proceedings of the National Educational Association by National Educational Association (U.S.) (1879)
"As there has never been a report on the necrology of this Association, we have
no record to which we can refer for facts; ..."
4. Annual Meeting of the American Institute of Instruction by American Institute of Instruction, Meeting (1888)
"At the close of this lecture, the report of the Committee on necrology was called
for. In the absence of the Chairman, Dr. Merrick Lyon, now dangerously ill ..."
5. History of the City of Belfast in the State of Maine: From Its First by Joseph Williamson (1913)
"The Index of necrology will be found beginning on page 675. 1875. Jan. 3. In Pau,
France, Alfred Johnson Monroe, 25, born in Belfast, in 1849, ..."
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