necrological service

English

Etymology

First noted in writing in the Taglish elegy of Filipino poet V.I.S. de Veyra for English-language Filipino poet Ophelia Alcantara Dimalanta titled Requiem Para Kay Ophie (Dimalanta)---Makata, Kritiko ng Wika which mentions "necrological service" among other Philippine English words and phrases.

Noun

necrological service (plural necrological services)

(Philippines) memorial service (an obituary or pre-burial event consisting of eulogies and songs, especially over a deceased celebrity or public figure)