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funeral rites

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last rites collapse: rites performed in connection with a death or burial

extreme unction collapse

deathwatch collapse

requiem collapse: a Mass celebrated for the dead; a musical setting for a Mass celebrating the dead

eulogy collapse: a formal expression of praise for someone who has died recently

dirge collapse: a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person

death song collapse

wake collapse: a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial; "there's no weeping at an Irish wake"; the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward; "the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe"; be awake, be alert, be there; make aware of; "His words woke us to terrible facts of the situation"

dead march collapse

funeral march collapse: a slow march to be played for funeral processions

cortege collapse: the group following and attending to some important person; a funeral procession

funeral collapse: a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated; "hundreds of people attended his funeral"

taps collapse: (military) signal to turn the lights out

elegy collapse: a mournful poem; a lament for the dead

pyre collapse: wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite

rite collapse: an established ceremony prescribed by a religion; "the rite of baptism"

knell collapse: the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something; ring as in announcing death

monody collapse

tomblike collapse

ceremony collapse: any activity that is performed in an especially solemn elaborate or formal way; "the ceremony of smelling the cork and tasting the wine"; "he makes a ceremony of addressing his golf ball"; "he disposed of it without ceremony"; the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion; "an inaugural ceremony"; a formal event performed on a special occasion; "a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor"

inhume collapse

inter collapse

cavalcade collapse: a procession of people traveling on horseback

motorcade collapse: a procession of people traveling in motor cars

necrological collapse

necrologic collapse

urn collapse: a large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet; a large pot for making coffee or tea

deep six collapse

funebrial collapse

entomb collapse

civil ceremony collapse

honeymoon collapse: a holiday taken by a newly married couple; the early (usually calm and harmonious) period of a relationship; business or political; spend a holiday after one's marriage; "they plan to honeymoon in Hawai'i"

nuptials collapse

catafalque collapse: a decorated bier on which a coffin rests in state during a funeral

slow motion collapse: a movie that apparently takes place at a slower than normal speed; achieved by taking the film at a faster rate

formalities collapse

burial collapse: the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave

incineration collapse: the act of burning something completely; reducing it to ashes

cremation collapse: the incineration of a dead body

sepulchral collapse: of or relating to a sepulchre; "sepulchral inscriptions"; "sepulchral monuments in churches"

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