Definition of Funerel
Fu"ner*al (fū"n&etilde;r*al),
n. [LL. funeralia, prop. neut. pl. of
funeralis of a funeral, fr. L. funus, funeris,
funeral: cf. F. funérailles.] 1.
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.
King James his funerals were performed very
solemnly in the collegiate church at Westminster.
Euller.
2. The procession attending the burial of the
dead; the show and accompaniments of an interment. "The long
funerals." Pope.
3. A funeral sermon; -- usually in the
plural. [Obs.]
Mr. Giles Lawrence preached his
funerals. South.
Fu"ner*al, a. [LL. funeralis.
See Funeral, n.] Per. taining to a
funeral; used at the interment of the dead; as, funeral rites,
honors, or ceremonies. Shak.
Funeral pile, a structure of combustible
material, upon which a dead body is placed to be reduced to ashes, as
part of a funeral rite; a pyre.
-- Fu"ner*al*ly, adv. [Obs.] Sir T.
Browne.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
FUNERAL, n. A pageant whereby we attest our respect for the dead by
enriching the undertaker, and strengthen our grief by an expenditure
that deepens our groans and doubles our tears.
The savage dies -- they sacrifice a horse
To bear to happy hunting-grounds the corse.
Our friends expire -- we make the money fly
In hope their souls will chase it to the sky.
Jex Wopley
- 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
- being related to a ceremony in honor of a deceased person
- a ceremony to honour of a deceased person
No one likes to go to funerals.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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