What does Funeral mean?
Definitions for Funeral
ˈfyu nər əlFuner·al
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word Funeral.
Princeton's WordNet
funeral(noun)
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
"hundreds of people attended his funeral"
Wiktionary
funeral(Noun)
A ceremony to honour of a deceased person.
No one likes to go to funerals.
funeral(Adjective)
Being related to a ceremony in honor of a deceased person.
Origin: 1437, from funerailles , from funeralia, originally neuter plural of funeralis, from funere, ablative of funus, origin unknown, perhaps ultimately from dheu-. Singular and plural used interchangeably in English until circa 1700. The adjective funereal is first attested 1725, by influence of funerail, from funereus, from funus.
Webster Dictionary
Funeral(noun)
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
Funeral(noun)
the procession attending the burial of the dead; the show and accompaniments of an interment
Funeral(noun)
a funeral sermon; -- usually in the plural
Funeral(noun)
per. taining to a funeral; used at the interment of the dead; as, funeral rites, honors, or ceremonies
Origin: [LL. funeralis. See Funeral, n.]
Freebase
Funeral
A funeral is a ceremony for celebrating, respecting, sanctifying, or remembering the life of a person who has died. Funerary customs comprise the complex of beliefs and practices used by a culture to remember the dead, from interment itself, to various monuments, prayers, and rituals undertaken in their honor. Customs vary widely between cultures, and between religious affiliations within cultures. The word funeral comes from the Latin funus, which had a variety of meanings, including the corpse and the funerary rites themselves. Funerary art is art produced in connection with burials, including many kinds of tombs, and objects specially made for burial with a corpse.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Funeral
fū′nėr-al, n. burial: the ceremony, &c., connected with burial.—adj. pertaining to or used at a burial.—adjs. Funēb′rial, Funēb′ral, Funēb′rious; Fū′nerary, Funēr′eal, pertaining to or suiting a funeral: dismal: mournful. [O. Fr.,—Low L. funeralis—L. funus, funĕris, a funeral procession.]
Etymology and Origins
Funeral
Specifically a torchlight procession, from the Latin funis, a torch. In ancient times burials always took place by night.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Funeral' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4343
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Funeral' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3914
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Funeral' in Nouns Frequency: #1592
Anagrams for Funeral »
frenula
flaneur
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Funeral in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Funeral in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of Funeral in a Sentence
Maybe he can have a proper funeral.
Instead we had to plan Hadiya Pendleton funeral.
I had to trade our fifth anniversary for her funeral.
He wanted a simple, local funeral with little fanfare.
The whole village is a funeral. The houses here are filled with coffins.
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Translations for Funeral
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- begrafnisAfrikaans
- جنازة, مأتمArabic
- dəfn, cənazəAzerbaijani
- пахава́нне, хаўту́рыBelarusian
- погреба́лен, погребе́ниеBulgarian
- obidoùBreton
- funerals, funeral, enterramentCatalan, Valencian
- pohřeb, pohřebníCzech
- angladd, angladdol, cynhebrwngWelsh
- begravelse, bistættelse, begravelses-Danish
- Beerdigung, Begräbnis, Bestattung, BeisetzungGerman
- κηδείαGreek
- entierro, funeralSpanish
- matusedEstonian
- جنازهPersian
- hautajais-, hautajaisetFinnish
- funéraire, obsèques, funéraillesFrench
- funeralGalician
- לוויהHebrew
- जनाज़ा, क्रिया कर्मHindi
- temetésHungarian
- թաղումArmenian
- funeralInterlingua
- pemakamanIndonesian
- útförIcelandic
- funereo, funerario, funerale, funebre, mortuarioItalian
- [[葬式]]の, 葬儀, 葬式Japanese
- დაკრძალვაGeorgian
- қою, жерлеуKazakh
- បុណ្យខ្មោច, ពិធីបុណ្យសពKhmer
- 장례, 장례식, [[장례]]의Korean
- چهماوهرKurdish
- тажияKyrgyz
- funeralisLatin
- BegriefnesLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ການປົງສົບLao
- laidotuvėsLithuanian
- bēresLatvian
- tangihangaMāori
- по́гребMacedonian
- оршуулга, оршуулгынMongolian
- pemakaman, pengebumianMalay
- ဈာပနBurmese
- begrafenisDutch
- jordfestelse, begravelse, begravelses-Norwegian
- yóóʼ eʼelnééhNavajo, Navaho
- pogrzebowy, pogrzebPolish
- fúnebre, funeral, funéreoPortuguese
- îngropare, mormântal, sepulcral, înhumare, mormântare, funerar, înmormântareRomanian
- погребе́ние, по́хороны, погреба́льный, похоро́нныйRussian
- sàhrana, dženáza, pògreb, по̀греб, pògrebnī, по̀гребнӣ, спро̀вод, са̀храна, џена́за, spròvodSerbo-Croatian
- pohrebSlovak
- pogrebSlovene
- funeralAlbanian
- begravningSwedish
- ҷаноза, дафнTajik
- งานศพThai
- jynazaTurkmen
- defin, cenazeTurkish
- по́хорони, погре́бUkrainian
- کریاکرم, جنازہUrdu
- dafn marosimi, dafnUzbek
- đám tangVietnamese
- etermintWalloon
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