necrology

IPA: nʌkrˈɔɫʌdʒi

(church history) A church register containing the names of those connected with the church who have died.
A listing of people who have died during a specific period of time.
A notice of death.
(uncountable) The study of death or the dead.

Examples of "necrology" in Sentences

He reads the necrology.
This necrology should have some accepted standards.
The 2012 necrology includes Lee MacPhail, the baseball player.
Many genealogists know the importance of a quot;necrology quot;.
The abbey necrology situates her tombstone next to the clockwork.
The attendees took lit candles out to the courtyard for a candlelight vigil and necrology.
Then, we have a month by month chronology of some memorable events, followed by a necrology.
This weekend's extra size edition includes a necrology listing every Troy resident who died in the year to date.
A 'necrology' reading will recognize church members who have died this past year and nonmembers whose funerals were at the church.
It has sections on murders, suicides, beer drinkers and hell raisers, accidents, obituary listings, necrology by location, and etc.