What does funeral mean?
Definitions for funeral
ˈfyu nər əlfu·ner·al
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word funeral.
Princeton's WordNet
funeralnoun
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
"hundreds of people attended his funeral"
Wiktionary
funeralnoun
A ceremony to honour of a deceased person.
No one likes to go to funerals.
funeraladjective
Being related to a ceremony in honor of a deceased person.
Etymology: 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.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Funeraladjective
Used at the ceremony of interring the dead.
Our instruments to melancholy bells,
Our wedding chear to a sad funeral feast. William Shakespeare, R. and Jul.Let such honours
And funeral rites, as to his birth and virtues
Are due, be first perform’d. John Denham, Sophy.Thy hand o’er towns the fun’ral torch displays,
And forms a thousand ills ten thousand ways. Dryden.FUNERALnoun
Etymology: funus, Latin; funerailles, French.
Here, under leave of Brutus, and the rest,
Come I to speak in Cæsar’s funeral. William Shakespeare, Julius Cæsar.All things that we ordained festival,
Turn from their office to black funeral. William Shakespeare.He that had cast out many unburied, had none to mourn for him, nor any solemn funerals, nor sepulchre with his fathers. 2 Mac. v. 10.
No widow at his funeral shall weep. George Sandys.
The long fun’rals blacken all the way. Alexander Pope.
You are sometimes desirous to see a funeral pass by in the street. Jonathan Swift, Directions to the Chambermaid.
May he find his funeral
I’ th’ sands, when he before his day shall fall. John Denham.
Wikipedia
Funeral
A funeral is a ceremony connected with the final disposition of a corpse, such as a burial or cremation, with the attendant observances. Funerary customs comprise the complex of beliefs and practices used by a culture to remember and respect the dead, from interment, to various monuments, prayers, and rituals undertaken in their honor. Customs vary between cultures and religious groups. Funerals have both normative and legal components. Common secular motivations for funerals include mourning the deceased, celebrating their life, and offering support and sympathy to the bereaved; additionally, funerals may have religious aspects that are intended to help the soul of the deceased reach the afterlife, resurrection or reincarnation. The funeral usually includes a ritual through which the corpse receives a final disposition. Depending on culture and religion, these can involve either the destruction of the body (for example, by cremation or sky burial) or its preservation (for example, by mummification or interment). Differing beliefs about cleanliness and the relationship between body and soul are reflected in funerary practices. A memorial service (or celebration of life) is a funerary ceremony that is performed without the remains of the deceased person.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 like flowers with a corpse.
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funeral
A funeral is a formal or ceremonial event or service held to honor and commemorate a person who has died. It typically involves various activities like burial or cremation, prayers, readings, speeches or eulogies, and may also include a gathering or wake. The specific customs and traditions can vary widely depending on cultural, religious, or personal preferences.
Webster Dictionary
Funeralnoun
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
Funeralnoun
the procession attending the burial of the dead; the show and accompaniments of an interment
Funeralnoun
a funeral sermon; -- usually in the plural
Funeralnoun
per. taining to a funeral; used at the interment of the dead; as, funeral rites, honors, or ceremonies
Etymology: [LL. funeralis. See Funeral, n.]
Wikidata
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.]
Editors Contribution
funeralnoun
In order to amuse oneself and not for any more serious purpose but remembering a date or event marking the beginning of a new and distinct period of time in history with a particular feature or characteristic assimilated before. 1.) The ceremony honoring a dead person, typically involving burial or cremation. A sermon delivered at such a ceremony.
A funeral is something we do as humans do to pay respects to our loved ones history.
Etymology: Sanctuary meeting
Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on March 31, 2024
Etymology and Origins
Funeral
Specifically a torchlight procession, from the Latin funis, a torch. In ancient times burials always took place by night.
British National Corpus
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
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Anagrams for funeral »
flaneur
frenula
earnful
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
Although the symbolic significance of the funeral is clear, particularly for so many survivors of the Holocaust who were not able to hold funerals for their own relatives, we must not forget that these remains are of six individuals, who lived distinct and unique lives.
Hillary Clinton said. I don’t think it’s useful to be behind the scenes asking this or saying that. I’ve done none of that. i was at his son’s funeral, and I can not even imagine the grief and the heartbreak. Joe has had more terrible events than most people can even contemplate, losing his first wife, losing his first daughter, now losing his son.
She tried and tried. Never happened. The family is now planning a second funeral for Aug. 28 in Chatham. The first one in 1944 was called off when the remains were not found, the station reported. The headstone in the Chatham Rural Cemetery reads : George Traver 1943, killed in action and buried at Tarawa. this is for all the other families that have lost their men and stuff.
Director of Public Safety James Shea told reporters Friday. Based on what we know now, the amount of guns, the amount of ammunition, the fact that they had explosive devices -- we would have to assume they planned to do a lot more damage than we allowed them to do. THOUSANDS MOURN, ATTEND FUNERALS FOR Jersey City SHOOTING VICTIMS Police officers stand near the scene of a gun fight at a kosher supermarket in Jersey City, New Jersey, on Thursday. Anderson and Graham appear to have acted alone even though they had expressed interest in the Black Hebrew Israelites, a fringe religious group that often disparages whites and Jews, New Jersey officials have said. Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said Thursday that the attack was driven by hatred of Jews and law enforcement and is being investigated as an act of domestic terrorism. The evidence points toward acts of hate. I can confirm that were investigating this matter as potential acts of domestic terrorism fueled both by anti-Semitism and anti-law enforcement beliefs, Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said. Attorney General Gurbir Grewal added that social media posts, witness interviews and other evidence reflected the couples hatred of Jews and police. Orthodox Jewish men carry Moshe Deutsch's casket outside a Brooklyn synagogue following Moshe Deutsch funeral on Wednesday in New York. Moshe Deutsch was one of the victims killed in Tuesday's shooting in Jersey City, New Jersey CLICK HERE FOR THE FOX NEWS APP The attackers killed three people in the market, in addition to the police officer at a cemetery about a mile away, before dying in an hourslong gunbattle with police Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. Public Safety James Shea called Seals the ultimate detective or officer we would point to to tell young officers, This is how you should behave.
Well, it was after the funeral, back at Natalie’s house, and… I couldn’t find him. And I asked somebody, 'where is RJ' and they said 'he went upstairs into the bedroom.' So, I ran upstairs. And he was sitting on the edge of the bed and I walked up and said, ‘RJ, what happened?’.
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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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