Standard Lemma guide

necrology

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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /nɛˈkɹɒlədʒi/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: N AH0 K R AO1 L AH0 JH IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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
  • Galician: obituario — notice of death
  • Galician: necroloxía — notice of death
  • Hungarian: gyászjelentés — notice of death
  • Icelandic: dánartilkynning — notice of death
  • Icelandic: dánarfregn — notice of death
  • Japanese: 訃報 (fuhō) — notice of death
  • Russian: некроло́г (nekrológ) — notice of death
  • Swedish: dödsannons — notice of death
  • Swedish: dödsruna — notice of death