Funeral - English meaning

ˈfjuː.nər.əl

Funeral – definitions in English dictionary

noun
A ceremony or service held shortly after a person's death, usually including the person's burial or cremation.
Usage examples:
In the afternoon, he'd attended a funeral
Synonims:
BurialBuryingIntermentEntombmentCommittalInhumationLaying to restConsignment to the graveCremationFuneral ritesObsequiesLast officesWakeVigilSepultureExequies

noun
A ceremony honoring someone who has recently died, which happens before burying or burning the body

noun
A (usually religious) ceremony for burying or burning the body of a dead person
Usage examples:
Hold a funeral the funeral will be held next friday., over 300 mourners attended the funeral., fune…

Funeral translation into English

Funeral: translate from English into Chinese

葬礼, 丧葬, 丧, 葬, 丧礼, 殡, 葬礼的

Funeral: translate from English into Dutch

Begrafenis, Begrafenis-, Uitvaart, Begrafenisstoet, Teraardebestelling, Lijkstoet, Lijkdienst, Lijkstaatsie, Lijk

Funeral: translate from English into French

Funéraire, Funérailles, Enterrement, Funèbre, Obsèques, Triste

Funeral: translate from English into German

Beerdigung, Bestattung, Begräbnis, Beisetzung, Leichenbegängnis, Leichenbegräbnis

Funeral: translate from English into Hindi

मैयत, अंतिम संस्कार, शवयात्रा, अन्त्येष्टि क्रिया, शवयात्रा जनाज़ा, अन्त्येष्टि, उत्तर क्रिया-संबंधी, अन्त्येष्टि क्रिया-संबंधी

Funeral: translate from English into Italian

Funerale, Funebre, Funerario, Funereo, Mortorio

Funeral: translate from English into Korean

장례식, 장례, 장사, 싫은 일, 장례의

Funeral: translate from English into Russian

Похороны, Похоронный, Похоронная процессия, Заупокойная служба

Funeral: translate from English into Spanish

Funeral, Fúnebre, Entierro, Funerario, Funerales

Word origin

late Middle English: from Old French funeraille, from medieval Latin funeralia, neuter plural of late Latin funeralis, from Latin funus, funer- ‘funeral, death, corpse’.

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Funeral – similar words

funerals

ˈfjuː.nər.əl

noun
A ceremony or service held shortly after a person's death, usually including the person's burial or cremation.
Usage examples:
In the afternoon, he'd attended a funeral

noun
A ceremony honoring someone who has recently died, which happens before burying or burning the body

noun
A (usually religious) ceremony for burying or burning the body of a dead person
Usage examples:
Hold a funeral the funeral will be held next friday., over 300 mourners attended the funeral., fune…

Funerals - all meanings in English

Funeral synonims

burial

ˈber.i.əl

noun
The action or practice of burying a dead body.
Usage examples:
His remains were shipped home for burial

noun
The act of putting a dead body into the ground, or the ceremony performed when this is done
Usage examples:
[ c ] we went back to minnesota for my uncle’s burial.

noun
The act of putting a dead body into the ground, or the ceremony connected with this
Usage examples:
We went back to ireland for my uncle's burial.

Burial - all meanings in English

burying

ˈber.i

verb
Put or hide underground.
Usage examples:
He buried the box in the back garden

verb
Present participle of bury
Usage examples:
His father is buried in the cemetery on the hill., the dog trotted off to bury its bone., buried tr…

verb
To put a dead body into the ground
Usage examples:
His father is buried in the cemetery on the hill.

Burying - all meanings in English

committal

kəˈmɪt.əl

noun
The action of sending a person to prison or a psychiatric hospital.
Usage examples:
His committal to prison

noun
The process of sending someone to a psychiatric hospital or prison
Usage examples:
The psychiatric team decided that committal would not be beneficial in her case., these events led …

noun
The fact of sending someone to a higher court for a trial or to be sentenced (= given a punishment)
Usage examples:
On his committal for trial, he was granted bail., sentence was passed by the crown court following …

Committal - all meanings in English

cremation

krɪˈmeɪ.ʃən

noun
The disposal of a dead person's body by burning it to ashes, typically after a funeral ceremony.
Usage examples:
We chose cremation over burial

noun
The act of burning a dead body, or a part of a funeral ceremony in which this is done
Usage examples:
My dad's cremation was a sad affair., many people choose cremation rather than burial.

Cremation - all meanings in English

interment

ɪnˈtɜː.mənt

noun
The burial of a corpse in a grave or tomb, typically with funeral rites.
Usage examples:
The day of interment

noun
The act of burying a dead body

Interment - all meanings in English

obsequies

plural noun
Funeral rites.
Usage examples:
Burial takes place this tuesday morning in st. colman's cemetery following requiem mass at 11 a.m. …

noun
Things that are formally said and done at a funeral
Usage examples:
A vast congregation filled the cathedral for the final obsequies.

Obsequies - all meanings in English

sepulture

noun
Burial; interment.
Usage examples:
The rites of sepulture

Sepulture - all meanings in English

vigil

noun
A period of keeping awake during the time usually spent asleep, especially to keep watch or pray.
Usage examples:
My birdwatching vigils lasted for hours

noun
A period of staying awake to be with someone who is ill or to call public attention to something
Usage examples:
The boy’s parents kept a long vigil in his hospital room., a candlelight vigil on the steps of the …

Vigil - all meanings in English

wake

verb
Emerge or cause to emerge from sleep; stop sleeping.
Usage examples:
She woke up feeling better

noun
A watch or vigil held beside the body of someone who has died, sometimes accompanied by ritual observances.
Usage examples:
He was attending a friend's wake

noun
A trail of disturbed water or air left by the passage of a ship or aircraft.
Usage examples:
The reason given for this crash was that the aircraft flew into the wake of another aircraft, and t…

Wake - all meanings in English

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