Posthumous
adjective
Happening or developing after a person's death.
Her book was published posthumously
Often appears as...
- posthumous award
- posthumous recognition
adjective
Pertaining to or influenced by a person's wishes or actions after their death.
The posthumous wishes of the deceased were respected
Often appears as...
- posthumous instructions
- posthumous request
adjective
Born after the death of the father.
He was recognised as a posthumous son
Often appears as...
- posthumous child
- posthumous issue
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adjective
Happening or developing after a person's death.
Her book was published posthumously
Often appears as...
- posthumous award
- posthumous recognition
adjective
Pertaining to or influenced by a person's wishes or actions after their death.
The posthumous wishes of the deceased were respected
Often appears as...
- posthumous instructions
- posthumous request
adjective
Born after the death of the father.
He was recognised as a posthumous son
Often appears as...
- posthumous child
- posthumous issue
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Post-Life Achievement
Used to describe honors given after death, often acknowledging lifetime contributions.
She received a posthumous medal for her services.
Pro Tip 2/3Legacy Continuation
Indicates the continuing impact of someone's work or influence after they've died.
His theories gained posthumous significance in the field.
Pro Tip 3/3Published After Death
Refers to works released after the creator's death, often not intended initially.
The poet's posthumous collection featured her unpublished poems.
Pro Tip 1/3Post-Life Achievement
Used to describe honors given after death, often acknowledging lifetime contributions.
She received a posthumous medal for her services.
Pro Tip 2/3Legacy Continuation
Indicates the continuing impact of someone's work or influence after they've died.
His theories gained posthumous significance in the field.
Pro Tip 3/3Published After Death
Refers to works released after the creator's death, often not intended initially.
The poet's posthumous collection featured her unpublished poems.
Pro Tip 1/3Post-Life Achievement
Used to describe honors given after death, often acknowledging lifetime contributions.
She received a posthumous medal for her services.
Pro Tip 2/3Legacy Continuation
Indicates the continuing impact of someone's work or influence after they've died.
His theories gained posthumous significance in the field.
Pro Tip 3/3Published After Death
Refers to works released after the creator's death, often not intended initially.
The poet's posthumous collection featured her unpublished poems.
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How centuries of sci-fi...
was only published posthumously and anonymously in 1638, likely on account of the number of controversial ideas that it contained, including an endorsement of the Copernican view of the universe that put the Sun at the center of the Solar System, as well as a pre-Newtonian concept of gravity
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What Happens to People's...
to have a child by me after my death. I have been assiduously generating sperm samples for that eventuality. If she does, then this letter is for my posthumous offspring as well, with the thought that I have loved you in my dreams, even though I never got to see you born.”
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Why should you read...
and frequently antagonized other popular writers. Much of his fame came from posthumous – and very loose – adaptations of his work. And yet, if he could’ve known how much pleasure and inspiration his writing would bring to generations of readers and writers alike,
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Rosalind Franklin: DNA's...
if only they could be awarded posthumously. And, in fact, it's possible she could have won twice. Her work on the structure of viruses led to a Nobel for a colleague in 1982. It's time to tell the story of a brave woman who fought sexism in science,
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Your fingerprints reveal...
because the police now are able to identify one of the two fingerprints, which actually corresponds to Katie. And they've been able to say so because they've compared the two separate images with one taken posthumously from Katie.
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The legacy of dead...
celebrities even a listers fade away like the celluloid that made them famous but the few who make it to the posthumous a list are perpetuated in advertising campaigns circuses even bobblehead dolls and coffee mugs in life
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How does the Nobel Peace...
has been interpreted as an attempt to respectfully honor the so-called missing laureate. As with the other Nobel Prizes, the Peace Prize can't be awarded posthumously. The secret selection process takes almost a year,
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The journey through loss...
Amy was a prolific author. In addition to two groundbreaking memoirs, she published over 30 children's books. Posthumously, the book she wrote with our daughter Paris, called "Dear Girl,"
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An unsung hero of the...
President Barack Obama posthumously awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, praising Rustin’s “march towards true equality, no matter who we are or who we love.”
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The Headless Mating...
more eggs so in spite of losing his head this male father's posthumous offspring
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How centuries of sci-fi...
was only published posthumously and anonymously in 1638, likely on account of the number of controversial ideas that it contained, including an endorsement of the Copernican view of the universe that put the Sun at the center of the Solar System, as well as a pre-Newtonian concept of gravity
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What Happens to People's...
to have a child by me after my death. I have been assiduously generating sperm samples for that eventuality. If she does, then this letter is for my posthumous offspring as well, with the thought that I have loved you in my dreams, even though I never got to see you born.”
Video examples
Why should you read...
and frequently antagonized other popular writers. Much of his fame came from posthumous – and very loose – adaptations of his work. And yet, if he could’ve known how much pleasure and inspiration his writing would bring to generations of readers and writers alike,
Video examples
Rosalind Franklin: DNA's...
if only they could be awarded posthumously. And, in fact, it's possible she could have won twice. Her work on the structure of viruses led to a Nobel for a colleague in 1982. It's time to tell the story of a brave woman who fought sexism in science,
Video examples
Your fingerprints reveal...
because the police now are able to identify one of the two fingerprints, which actually corresponds to Katie. And they've been able to say so because they've compared the two separate images with one taken posthumously from Katie.
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The legacy of dead...
celebrities even a listers fade away like the celluloid that made them famous but the few who make it to the posthumous a list are perpetuated in advertising campaigns circuses even bobblehead dolls and coffee mugs in life
Video examples
How does the Nobel Peace...
has been interpreted as an attempt to respectfully honor the so-called missing laureate. As with the other Nobel Prizes, the Peace Prize can't be awarded posthumously. The secret selection process takes almost a year,
Video examples
The journey through loss...
Amy was a prolific author. In addition to two groundbreaking memoirs, she published over 30 children's books. Posthumously, the book she wrote with our daughter Paris, called "Dear Girl,"
Video examples
An unsung hero of the...
President Barack Obama posthumously awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, praising Rustin’s “march towards true equality, no matter who we are or who we love.”
Video examples
The Headless Mating...
more eggs so in spite of losing his head this male father's posthumous offspring
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Paul Di Filippo
American Writer
One posthumous measure of a person's life is how often you imagine his impossible return to deal with some event he never lived to encounter. You picture his reactions, his advice, his sage commentary and humorous asides. For instance, I think about Mark Twain's hypothetical take on current events several times a week.
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Hans-Ulrich Obrist
Swiss Critic
Numerous are the posthumous museums and memorials devoted exclusively to one artist, architect or author and designed to preserve or artificially reconstruct the namesake's original working or living conditions.
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Gloria Steinem
American Activist
It's an incredible con job when you think about it, to believe something now in exchange for something after death. Even corporations with their reward systems don't try to make it posthumous.
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Evan Bayh
American Politician
My mother wrote a book. Unfortunately, it ended up being published posthumously. But I'm glad she did, because it taught me a lot about my family that, otherwise, I probably wouldn't know.
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George Packer
American Novelist
I am never going to be able to rest easy in having established a posthumous connection to my father. I'll always be groping for what I can't have.
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Christopher Hitchens
American Author
I have tried for much of my life to write as if I was composing my sentences to be read posthumously.
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J. D. Salinger
American Novelist
I don't necessarily intend to publish posthumously, but I do like to write for myself.
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Thomas Sowell
American Economist
There are only two ways of telling the complete truth - anonymously and posthumously.
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Felix Dennis
British Publisher
Posthumous reputations have little to do with real lives.
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Jean Cocteau
French Director
One must be a living man and a posthumous artist.
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Paul Di Filippo
American Writer
One posthumous measure of a person's life is how often you imagine his impossible return to deal with some event he never lived to encounter. You picture his reactions, his advice, his sage commentary and humorous asides. For instance, I think about Mark Twain's hypothetical take on current events several times a week.
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Hans-Ulrich Obrist
Swiss Critic
Numerous are the posthumous museums and memorials devoted exclusively to one artist, architect or author and designed to preserve or artificially reconstruct the namesake's original working or living conditions.
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Gloria Steinem
American Activist
It's an incredible con job when you think about it, to believe something now in exchange for something after death. Even corporations with their reward systems don't try to make it posthumous.
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Evan Bayh
American Politician
My mother wrote a book. Unfortunately, it ended up being published posthumously. But I'm glad she did, because it taught me a lot about my family that, otherwise, I probably wouldn't know.
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George Packer
American Novelist
I am never going to be able to rest easy in having established a posthumous connection to my father. I'll always be groping for what I can't have.
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Christopher Hitchens
American Author
I have tried for much of my life to write as if I was composing my sentences to be read posthumously.
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J. D. Salinger
American Novelist
I don't necessarily intend to publish posthumously, but I do like to write for myself.
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Thomas Sowell
American Economist
There are only two ways of telling the complete truth - anonymously and posthumously.
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Felix Dennis
British Publisher
Posthumous reputations have little to do with real lives.
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Jean Cocteau
French Director
One must be a living man and a posthumous artist.
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