NECRODULIA from the Greek necro, 'dead, death' and dulía, 'servitude' In English there is no word ending in -dulia and there is only dulía and hiperdulía, referring to the cult that is paid to the angels and saints, and to the Virgin respectively. Then the term should be NECRODULÍA, meaning cult that is taxed to the dead. However, the accepted term is NECROLATRY