epitaphology

Etymology

From epitaph + -ology.

epitaphology means the study of epitaphs. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 85 out of 100.

noun

The study of epitaphs.“Flattering epitaphology, though Drydens composed it, and polished Aberdeen granite, though Angelos chiseled it, could never atone for unkindnesses to the living.”