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A name that is given (usually by a priest) to refer to someone who has died so that the living can avoid using the actual name of the dead person.

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death-name

Source Word

death-name

Noun

A name that is given (usually by a priest) to refer to someone who has died so that the living can avoid using the actual name of the dead person.

Japanese Meaning

死者の名前：亡くなった人の実名を避けるため、通常は司祭などにより付けられる代理名。

At the funeral, the priest announced a death-name to spare the family from speaking the deceased's true name.

葬儀で司祭は、遺族が故人の本名を口にしないようにするために忌み名を告げた。

Sense（1）

A name that is given (usually by a priest) to refer to someone who has died so that the living can avoid using the actual name of the dead person.

death-names

（ plural ）