funeral rites

  • 1funeral rites —    Indian anyeshti (funeral rites or final sacraments) are formally outlined in the Dharmashastra law books and other texts, including a special sec tion of Garuda Purana. Actual practice, however, frequently diverges from the textual tradition.… …

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  • 2Funeral Rites (novel) — Funeral Rites is a 1949 novel by Jean Genet. It is a story of love and betrayal across political divides, written this time for the narrator s lover, Jean Decarnin, killed by the Germans in WWII …

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  • 3funeral — (n.) mid 15c., from M.Fr. funérailles (pl.) funeral rites (15c.), from M.L. funeralia funeral rites, originally neuter plural of L.L. funeralis having to do with a funeral, from L. funus (gen. funeris) funeral, funeral procession, burial rites;… …

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  • 4Funeral of Pope John Paul II — The body of Pope John Paul II lying in state. Participants The College of Cardinals (led by then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger), various dignitaries worldwide …

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  • 5Funeral — 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. [1913 Webster] {Funeral pile} or {Funeral pyre}, a structure of combustible material,… …

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  • 6Funeral pile — Funeral 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. [1913 Webster] {Funeral pile} or {Funeral pyre}, a structure of combustible… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 7Funeral pyre — Funeral 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. [1913 Webster] {Funeral pile} or {Funeral pyre}, a structure of combustible… …

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  • 8Funeral — This article is about the ceremony. For other uses, see Funeral (disambiguation). The funeral of Pope John Paul II A funeral is a ceremony for celebrating, sanctifying, or remembering the life of a person who has died. Funerary customs comprise… …

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  • 9Funeral director — Undertaker redirects here. For the American professional wrestler, see The Undertaker. For other uses, see Undertaker (disambiguation). Mortician redirects here. For the death metal band, see Mortician (band). Shop window of a funeral director in …

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  • 10funeral — n. Obsequies, exequies, burial, interment, burial rites, funeral solemnities, funeral rites …

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