FUNERALS Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word funerals. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for FUNERALS
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services | nounn | |||||||
noun • performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others | ||||||||
burials | nounn | |||||||
noun • the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave • concealing something under the ground | ||||||||
ceremonies | nounn | |||||||
noun • a formal event performed on a special occasion • any activity that is performed in an especially solemn elaborate or formal way • the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion | ||||||||
farewells | nounn | |||||||
noun • an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting • the act of departing politely | ||||||||
interments | nounn | |||||||
noun • the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave | ||||||||
memorials | nounn | |||||||
noun • a recognition of meritorious service • a written statement of facts submitted in conjunction with a petition to an authority • a structure erected to commemorate persons or events | ||||||||
obsequies | nounn | |||||||
noun • a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated | ||||||||
rites | nounn | |||||||
noun • an established ceremony prescribed by a religion • any customary observance or practice | ||||||||
last rites | nounn | |||||||
noun • a Catholic sacrament; a priest anoints a dying person with oil and prays for salvation • rites performed in connection with a death or burial | ||||||||
obsequy | nounn | |||||||
noun • a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated |