Posthumous vs Postmortem - What's the difference?
posthumous | postmortem |
(originally) Born after the death of one's father.
After the death of someone
Taking place after one's own death
In reference to a work, published after the author's death.
As an adjective posthumous
is born after the death of one's father.As a noun postmortem is
an alternative spelling of lang=en.posthumous
English
Alternative forms
* post-humousAdjective
(-)- ''Posthumous orphans never even knew their fathers.
- The posthumous was given to the family of the soldier who died in battle.
- Usage note: Posthumous awards are made when the intended recipient dies as a result of the action which merits the award. Even a short time lag between the action and the decision may cause the award to be conferred after death or there may be a longer delay such as when a review board decides to confer an award decades after a war has ended but such awards while they may be ''post mortem'' (literally, "after death") are not posthumous awards.
- Artists obscure during their life often receive posthumous recognition, too late for them to enjoy.
- ''His memoirs were his posthumous revenge on enemies he dared not take on alive.