noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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UK:/nɛˈkɹɒlədʒi/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A church register containing the names of those connected with the church who have died.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: church history
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: obituary
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A listing of people who have died during a specific period of time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
2006 Marc Fisher; We Loved That Airline To Death; Washington Post The fare structure is one reason Independence Air has joined a necrology of low-cost carriers that stretches over four decades.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A notice of death.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: obituary
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
The study of death or the dead.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
a list of people who died recently
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: list, listing
6
noun
Meaning 6
a notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: obituary, obit
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: notice
History
Etymology
From necro- + -logy.
Across languages
Translations
29 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
nekrologie
— listing of people who have died
Chinese Mandarin:
死者名冊 /死者名册
(sǐzhě míngcè)
— listing of people who have died
Dutch:
necrologie
— listing of people who have died
Finnish:
nekrologi
— listing of people who have died
French:
nécrologie
— listing of people who have died
French:
nécrologe
— listing of people who have died
Galician:
necroloxía
— listing of people who have died
German:
Nekrolog
— listing of people who have died
Hungarian:
nekrológ
— listing of people who have died
Icelandic:
dánarskrá
— listing of people who have died
Italian:
necrologia
— listing of people who have died
Japanese:
過去帳
(kakochō)
— listing of people who have died
Japanese:
鬼籍
(kiseki)
— listing of people who have died
Lithuanian:
nekrologas
— listing of people who have died
Russian:
некроло́г
(nekrológ)
— listing of people who have died
Spanish:
necrología
— listing of people who have died
Swedish:
dödslista
— listing of people who have died
Bulgarian:
некролог
(nekrolog)
— notice of death
Bulgarian:
скръбна вест
(skrǎbna vest)
— notice of death
Chinese Mandarin:
死亡啟事 /死亡启事
(sǐwáng qǐshì)
— notice of death