| n. | 1. | Death; decease; the date of one's death. | |||
| 2. | A funeral solemnity or office; obsequies. | ||||
| 3. | A service for the soul of a deceased person on the anniversary of the day of his death. | ||||
| 4. | Same as obituary; - by shortenting.
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| Noun | 1. | obit - a notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography |
OBIT. That particular solemnity or office for the dead, which the Roman Catholic church appoints to be read or performed over the body of a deceased member of that communion before interment; also the office which, upon the anniversary of his death, was frequently used as a commemoration or observance of the day. 2 Cro. 51; Dyer, 313.
announcement, necrology, obituary, promulgation