funeral

fu-ner-al · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A ceremony honoring a deceased person, typically including burial or cremation.

  2. 2.

    (Attributive) Relating to or used at a funeral.

Forms

plural: funerals

Phrases & expressions

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    funeral home/parlor — a business that prepares the dead for burial and hosts funerals
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    it's your funeral — informal expression meaning "you'll suffer the consequences"
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    funeral march — a slow, solemn musical piece played at funerals
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    funeral pyre — a pile of wood on which a body is cremated

Related words

See also: burial, cremation, death, memorial
Synonyms: burial, memorial, service

Etymology

From Latin funus (genitive funeris) meaning "funeral, death, corpse." Entered English through Old French funerailles in the late Middle English period.