Necrolatry

[ne'krɔlәtri]

Definition

(n.) The worship of the dead; manes worship.

Checker: Pamela

Definition

n. worship of the dead.—ns. Necrobiō′sis degeneration of living tissue; Necrog′rapher one who writes an obituary notice.—adjs. Necrolog′ic -al pertaining to necrology.—ns. Necrol′ogist one who gives an account of deaths; Necrol′ogy an account of those who have died esp. of the members of some society: a register of deaths; Nec′romancer one who practises necromancy: a sorcerer; Nec′romancy the art of revealing future events by calling up and questioning the spirits of the dead: enchantment.—adjs. Necroman′tic -al pertaining to necromancy: performed by necromancy.—adv. Necroman′tically.—adj. Necroph′agous feeding on carrion.—ns. Necroph′ilism a morbid love for the dead; Necrophō′bia a morbid horror of corpses.—adj. Necroph′orous carrying away and burying dead bodies esp. of beetles of the genus Necrophorus.—n. Necrop′olis a cemetery.—adjs. Necroscop′ic -al.—n. Nec′roscopy a post-mortem examination autopsy—also Nec′ropsy.—adjs. Necrosed′ Necrō′tic.—ns. Necrō′sis the mortification of bone: (bot.) a disease of plants marked by small black spots; Necrot′omist; Necrot′omy dissection of dead bodies.

Typist: Morton