funeral — ozdic

Collocations

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(noun.)

ADJ

church | family | simple | state

respectable

My grandmother wanted a respectable funeral, so we saved money for years beforehand.

mass

After the earthquake, officials organized a mass funeral for hundreds of people.

VERB + FUNERAL

attend, come to, go to

arrange

After her mother passed away, Sarah had to arrange the funeral with the help of her siblings.

conduct

The priest will conduct the funeral service next Saturday afternoon at the church.

have

His family decided to have a quiet funeral with just their closest relatives attending.

FUNERAL + VERB

take place

FUNERAL + NOUN

ceremony, mass, rites, service | oration, sermon | cort | ge, procession

gathering

After the ceremony, relatives shared memories during the funeral gathering at my grandmother's home.

pyre

The ancient warriors were laid to rest on a funeral pyre at sunset.

PREP

at a/the ~

Many relatives and friends gathered at the funeral to pay their respects.

Definitions

noun

1

A ceremony to honor and remember a deceased person, often distinguished from a memorial service by the presence of the body of the deceased.

Many mourners turned up at the local artist's funeral to pay homage.

The taking Away of Righteous & Merciful Perſons muſt be taken to Heart, APPLIED IN A SERMON AT THE FUNERALLS OF Mʳⁱˢ ANNE-MARY CHILD. Wife of THOMAS CHILD Eſq. of North-wick in the Pariſh of Blockley. Worceſter-ſhire.[…]TO THE Exemplarily Vertuous Gentle-woman, his much honoured friend, Mʳˢ ANNE CHILD, Eldeſt daughter of THOMAS CHILD of Northwicke Eſquire. AS I mean not an exerciſe for your modeſty by a flattering Epiſtle, ſo neither doe I intend the renewing of your ſorrows, by preſenting you with the plaine Sermon preach’t at the funerals of your bleſſed Mother.

2

A funeral sermon.

adj

1

Alternative spelling of funereal.

All was funeral gloom and hope never whispered its cheering promises there.

Indeed I felt it altogether beautiful; and, as the "dying day-hymn stole aloft," the dim sun-beams fell, through a vista of naked motionless trees, upon the coffin, which was borne with a slower and more funeral pace than before, in a manner that threw a solemn and visionary light upon the whole procession.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated

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Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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Many mourners turned up at the local artist's funeral to pay homage.

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The taking Away of Righteous & Merciful Perſons muſt be taken to Heart, APPLIED IN A SERMON AT THE FUNERALLS OF Mʳⁱˢ ANNE-MARY CHILD. Wife of THOMAS CHILD Eſq. of North-wick in the Pariſh of Blockley.

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All was funeral gloom and hope never whispered its cheering promises there.

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Indeed I felt it altogether beautiful; and, as the "dying day-hymn stole aloft," the dim sun-beams fell, through a vista of naked motionless trees, upon the coffin, which was borne with a slower and m

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05

There was something dramatic and theatrical in the very funeral ceremonies with which Demetrius was honored.

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06

No musician would have thought of playing that music at the funeral.

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Usage Notes

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In some senses, funeral is marked as dated. Watch for register when choosing this word.