The phrase "dead ancestors" refers to the relatives who have passed away in previous generations.
Sentences with «dead ancestors»
A large number of illiterate and semi-educated — and some of the educated — Muslims are also great believers in prayers for the souls of dead ancestors. (religion-online.org)
A standard prayer addressed to dead ancestors reads: «We who are here, whatever we commit, please reveal the same to us in a dream. (religion-online.org)
Many ancestral «religions» (a relatively new contrived word) have not gods, just spirits of dead ancestors or places or things. (nakedpastor.com)