FUNERAL
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Fu"ner*al (f&ū;"n&etilde_;r*&aitalic_;l), 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.
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King James his funerals were performed very solemnly in the collegiate church at Westminster.
Euller.
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2. The procession attending the burial of the dead; the show and accompaniments of an interment. “The long funerals.” Pope.
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3. A funeral sermon; -- usually in the plural. [Obs.]
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Mr. Giles Lawrence preached his funerals.
South.
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Fu"ner*al, a. [LL. funeralis. See Funeral, n.] Pertaining to a funeral; used at the interment of the dead; as, funeral rites, honors, or ceremonies. Shak.
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Funeral pile or Funeral pyre, 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.
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