deceased relatives
Late family members
Family members who have died.
The phrase appears most often in legal, genealogical, and spiritual contexts—wills mentioning deceased relatives, ancestry research tracing deceased relatives back generations, or mediums claiming to contact deceased relatives.
The term is somewhat formal; in casual speech, people more often say relatives who passed away or simply name the relationship: my late grandmother.
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
- grandparentsAncestors once removed
- next of kinNearest living family members
- departedHaving left
- loved onesCherished people in life
spirits · memorial · inheritance · genealogy · family history · obituary · death certificate · last will · tombstone · cemetery · burial plot · funeral · mourning · legacy · heirloom · family tree · grave · afterlife
- near-death experiencesout-of-body, tunnel of light, white light, bright light, life review
- fearsspiders, snakes, falling, heights, death
- Obonfloating lanterns, memorial tablets