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necrolatry

necrolatry noun: the practice of worshipping or revering the dead.

Noun

necrolatry (uncountable)

  1. The practice of worshipping or revering the dead.

necrolatry meaning in Kannada

necrolatry in Kannada

ಮೃತಾರಾಧನೆ, ಪ್ರೇತಪೂಜೆ

Origin of necrolatry

From necro- + -latry.

Words formed from necrolatry

Questions about necrolatry

What does necrolatry mean?
Necrolatry means the practice of worshipping or revering the dead.
What is necrolatry in Kannada?
Necrolatry in Kannada is ಮೃತಾರಾಧನೆ, ಪ್ರೇತಪೂಜೆ. See Necrolatry meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is necrolatry?
Necrolatry is a noun.

Words near necrolatry in the dictionary

  1. necroinflammatory
  2. necroing
  3. necrolater
  4. necrolaters
  5. necrolatrous
  6. necrolatry
  7. necrolite
  8. necrologic
  9. necrological
  10. necrological service
  11. necrologically

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Adapted from Wiktionary: necrolatry (page history and authors); necrolatry (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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