Necrolatry

nek-rol′a-tri, n. worship of the dead.— ns. Necrobiō′sis , degeneration of living ti ue; 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 , di ection of dead bodies. [Gr. nekros , dead.]