obit

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈɒbɪt/

Noun

archaic historical

(archaic) Death of a person. / (Christianity, historical) A mass or other service held for the soul of a dead person. / A record of a person's death.

Japanese Meaning

（古語）人の死亡、またはその知らせ / （キリスト教、歴史的）死者の霊のために催されるミサやその他の儀式 / 人物の死亡記録

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The monk inscribed the obit of the benefactor in the monastery rolls.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

修道士は修道院の台帳に恩人の死去を記した。

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Sense（1）

(archaic) Death of a person.

Sense（2）

(Christianity, historical) A mass or other service held for the soul of a dead person.

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.

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Sense（3）

A record of a person's death.

obits

（ plural ）

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