funeral

noun

A ceremony to honor and remember a deceased person, often distinguished from a memorial service by the presence of the body of the deceased.

(dated, chiefly in the plural) A funeral sermon.

adjective

(uncommon) Alternative spelling of funereal. [Of or relating to a funeral.]

Roots

funusfuner- · Latin · funeral, burial

Synonyms for funeral

burialn intermentn funerealadj funeraryadj inhumationn sepulturen mortuaryn entombmentn cremationn buryingn sepulchraladj cineraryadj

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