n
The act of burying; interment
n
A form of friendly society that existed to cover funeral expenses.
n
(sometimes derogatory) A monument made of flowers in cellophane wrappers laid by the public to honour the death of a famous person they have never met.
n
Obsolete form of cristae.
n
A person whose profession is to prepare the body of a deceased person and place it in a coffin, especially in a ceremonial or ritualistic manner.
n
The preparation of the body of a deceased person and placement of it in a coffin, especially in a ceremonial or ritualistic manner.
adj
Of or pertaining to funerals; funereal.
n
(obsolete, now only in plural) Funeral rites.
n
(obsolete) Alternative spelling of exequy (“funeral rites”) [(obsolete, now only in plural) Funeral rites.]
adj
Alternative form of funebrial [(obsolete) Pertaining to a funeral or funerals; funereal.]
adj
(obsolete) Pertaining to a funeral or funerals; funereal.
adj
Obsolete form of funebrial. [(obsolete) Pertaining to a funeral or funerals; funereal.]
n
A ceremony to honour and remember a deceased person. Often distinguished from a memorial service by the presence of the body of the deceased.
n
A mortuary where the friends and relatives of the deceased may attend a wake, or pay their last respects.
n
A custom or ceremony pertaining to the recently dead, such as a funeral, public burial, or the Greek custom of breaking clayen vessels on the grave or in front of the deceased's house.
n
One who attends a funeral.
v
To officiate at a funeral service for, to hold a funeral service for.
n
Obsolete form of funeral. [A ceremony to honour and remember a deceased person. Often distinguished from a memorial service by the presence of the body of the deceased.]
n
(obsolete) the act of burying with funeral rites
adj
Of or relating to a funeral.
adj
Suiting a funeral; pertaining to burial.
n
Alternative form of malander
n
The formalities that accompany a mass burial
n
(historical) A sort of ecclesiastical heriot, a customary gift claimed by, and due to, the minister of a parish on the death of a parishioner.
n
nurture; the act of nurturing
adj
Alternative form of obs (obsolete)
adj
Relating to an obsequy or funeral rite.
n
(plural only) Funeral rites.
n
(Ireland) An evening funeral ritual in which the coffin holding the deceased is brought, usually from a funeral home, to the church where the funeral mass will be celebrated the following day. Prayers are said before and after the journey, after which mourners are typically received at the home of the deceased.
n
funeral or memorial service
n
Alternative form of sencion (“groundsel”) [(UK, dialect, obsolete) groundsel]
n
A funeral practice in which a human corpse is placed atop a mountain or other outdoor structure to decompose or be eaten by scavenging animals.
n
A public funeral ceremony held to honour individuals of national significance.
n
A funeral director; someone whose business is to manage funerals, burials and cremations.
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an undertaker (funeral director).
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