In Sanskrit
Vilomah means ‘against a natural order.’
In 2009, Prof. Holloway’s research led her to this word. A parent who has lost a child is a vilomah. – kfch
“‘The grey haired should not bury the black haired.’ It is an offense to the order of things. . . .The notion of orderliness and the disorder of a child’s death eventually brought me to Sanskrit. . .to vilomah. ”
Vilomah has gained international usage:
A Name for a Parent Whose Child has Died featured in Duke TODAY.
The Vilomah Memorial Foundation in Vermont.
The Vilomah Community in New South Wales, Australia.
The Vilomah Foundation in the United Kingdom.
FC Vilomah (Bereaved Dad’s football club) in Chelmsford, UK.
Vilomah a film.