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Definition of Funeral
1. Noun. A ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated. "Hundreds of people attended his funeral"
Generic synonyms: Ceremonial, Ceremonial Occasion, Ceremony, Observance
Specialized synonyms: Burial, Entombment, Inhumation, Interment, Sepulture, Sky Burial
Derivative terms: Funerary, Funereal
Specialized synonyms: Burial, Entombment, Inhumation, Interment, Sepulture, Sky Burial
Derivative terms: Funerary, Funereal
Definition of Funeral
1. n. The solemn rites used in the disposition of a dead human body, whether such disposition be by interment, burning, or otherwise; esp., the ceremony or solemnization of interment; obsequies; burial; -- formerly used in the plural.
2. a. Per. taining to a funeral; used at the interment of the dead; as, funeral rites, honors, or ceremonies.
Definition of Funeral
1. Adjective. Being related to a ceremony in honor of a deceased person. ¹
2. Noun. A ceremony to honour of a deceased person. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Funeral
1. a ceremony held for a dead person [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Funeral
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