Obit
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɒbɪt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Obit is a noun meaning (Christianity, historical) A mass or other service held for the soul of a dead person.
Meaning
(Christianity, historical) A mass or other service held for the soul of a dead person.
More Meanings
- A record of a person's death.
- (colloquial) An obituary.
- (archaic) The death of a person.
Example Sentences
Medieval wills often contained bequests to pay for the singing of special (non-perpetual) masses on the testator's behalf. These obits, as they were called, combined alms for the poor with masses for the dead.
So a proposed US series, called Circling the Drain, is certainly breaking new ground. It involves a 25-year-old reporter (played by Caprica's Alessandra Torresani) who is reassigned from a paper's style section to its obits desk.
Word Forms
- obits
Synonyms for obit
Depending on context, synonyms include necrology, obituary.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include obituary, necrology, defunction, lich, departure, obsequie.
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