What does funeral mean?

Definitions for funeral
ˈfyu nər əlfu·ner·al

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. funeralnoun

    a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated

    "hundreds of people attended his funeral"

Wiktionary

  1. funeralnoun

    A ceremony to honour of a deceased person.

    No one likes to go to funerals.

  2. funeraladjective

    Being related to a ceremony in honor of a deceased person.

  3. 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

  1. 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.

  2. 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

  1. 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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  1. 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

  1. 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

  2. Funeralnoun

    the procession attending the burial of the dead; the show and accompaniments of an interment

  3. Funeralnoun

    a funeral sermon; -- usually in the plural

  4. Funeralnoun

    per. taining to a funeral; used at the interment of the dead; as, funeral rites, honors, or ceremonies

  5. Etymology: [LL. funeralis. See Funeral, n.]

Wikidata

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Funeral

    Specifically a torchlight procession, from the Latin funis, a torch. In ancient times burials always took place by night.

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'funeral' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4343

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'funeral' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3914

  3. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'funeral' in Nouns Frequency: #1592

Anagrams for funeral »

  1. flaneur

  2. frenula

  3. earnful

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of funeral in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of funeral in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of funeral in a Sentence

  1. Congressman Davis:

    I know what it feels like to have a loved one whose life was wiped out unnecessarily for no apparent reason, i have attended the funeral of so many children in my communities whose wonderful lives were interrupted by gun violence. I feel the devastation.

  2. Joseph Ledinh grandfather:

    Every funeral home in New Jersey had the same product, hillenbrand, Matthews International and Aurora controlled the market. It was frustrating, but there was nothing we could do -- we had to buy that day.

  3. Avtar Singh:

    They throw stones and bricks at us, at the bodies of the dead, whenever there is a funeral.

  4. Monica Steele:

    When he was walking back to the vehicle he rode to the funeral in, somebody opened fire.

  5. Howard Fields:

    When the COVID virus came it was almost like it was inspirational to make that because there are so many family members – that were afraid to even come into the funeral home that wanted to see their deceased loved ones.

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