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Necusia

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(νεκύσια ), a name for the offerings among the ancient Greeks and Romans on the anniversary of the day of the death of a relative. According to some the Necusia were the same with the Genesia.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Necusia'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​n/necusia.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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