English Explanatory Dictionary

funeral rite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A custom or ceremony pertaining to the recently dead, such as a funeral, public burial, or the Greek custom of breaking clayen vessels on the grave or in front of the deceased's house.

Word forms

funeral rite funeral rites

Synonyms

obsequy
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