Crossword clues for posthumous
posthumous
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Posthumous \Post"hu*mous\ (?; 277), a. [L. posthumus, postumus, properly, last; hence, late born (applied to children born after the father's death, or after he had made his will), superl. of posterus, posterior. See Posterior.]
Born after the death of the father, or taken from the dead body of the mother; as, a posthumous son or daughter.
Published after the death of the author; as, posthumous works; a posthumous edition.
Being or continuing after one's death; as, a posthumous reputation.
--Addison.
--Sir T. Browne.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
mid-15c., "born after the death of the originator" (author or father), from Late Latin posthumus, from Latin postumus "last, last-born," superlative of posterus "coming after, subsequent" (see posterior). Altered in Late Latin by association with Latin humare "to bury," suggesting death; the one born after the father's death obviously being the last. An Old English word for this was æfterboren, literally "after-born." Related: Posthumously.
Wiktionary
a. 1 (context originally English) Born after the death of one's father. 2 After the death of someone 3 Taking place after one's own death 4 In reference to a work, published after the author's death.
WordNet
adj. occurring or coming into existence after a person's death; "a posthumous award"; "a posthumous book"; "a posthumous daughter"
Wikipedia
Posthumous means arising, occurring, or continuing after one's death.
Posthumous may refer to:
Posthumous is a five track EP from the American hardcore punk/ metalcore band, The Banner. Originally recorded as the band's first (and unnamed) demo (while the band was still known by their original moniker, Bruce Banner), it was handed at out the band's local shows to fans and attendees. As a result of the popular demo tape, the band won a contract with local New Jersey punk specialist label, Blackout! Records. The demo was then renamed "Posthumous" and re-released as a CD-EP. It was the first of two recordings the band released with Blackout! before leaving for Ferret Music. It was released in June, 2003.
Usage examples of "posthumous".
Even death, it seems, won stop us, since Heinlein has already published a posthumous book and reissues of his old novels are in the works.
His role as posthumous author is like the medieval role of Death: he mocks at all human affairs and reveals the seven deadly sins.
I replied, in a newspaper article, that such phenomena were frequently met with in psychic research, and stated that, despite the classification of materialistic scientists, these cases clearly proved the posthumous existence of spirits and their ability to communicate through mortals.
Either that or the gardener has created a posthumous masterpiece that shall ensure his future immortality among topiarists -- were there any posterity to bestow it upon.
I had at that time to attend to the affairs of my posthumous brother, who had, as he said, a call from Heaven to the priesthood, but he wanted a patrimony.
The Greek artist and the Mediaeval painter, when the costumes were really picturesque and made us forget the lack of simplicity in a noble sumptuousness, had never this posthumous difficulty to contend with.
He was a posthumous son, born like Mahomet, three months after the death of his father.
Even death, it seems, won stop us, since Heinlein has already published a posthumous book and reissues of his old novels are in the works.
Hollywood scriptwriter who remained unheralded during his lifetime, but has now received posthumous acclaim for his workin particular his darkly accurate pictures of smalltime con artists, congenital liars and occasional killers.
Hollywood scriptwriter who remained unheralded during his lifetime, but has now received posthumous acclaim for his work-in particular his darkly accurate pictures of smalltime con artists, congenital liars and occasional killers.
In my pedigree, which I knew by heart, Don Juan, my direct ancestor, was a posthumous child.
A BOY: He who always stood central, whose phenotypes are the bounceback man and the Grinder, whose posthumous papers we will examine in his lifetime, thinks he still stands central.
Fascinated by the discovery, Aureliano, read aloud without skipping the chanted encyclicals that Melquíades himself had made Arcadio listen to and that were in reality the prediction of his execution, and he found the announcement of the birth of the most beautiful woman in the world who was rising up to heaven in body and soul, and he found the origin of the posthumous twins who gave up deciphering the parchments, not simply through incapacity and lack of drive, but also because their attempts were premature.
I mean, if there's a Miss Manners for monsters or Emily Post for the posthumous, I've missed the advice column.
Wearing an antique bridal gown, the beautiful queen of the vampires sits all alone in her dark, high house under the eyes of the portraits of her demented and atrocious ancestors, each one of whom, through her, projects a baleful posthumous existence.