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necrolatry definition

ne·crola·try (ne kräl′ə trē, nə-)

noun

worship of, or excessive reverence for, the dead

Etymology: necro- + -latry

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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