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Funeral \Fu"ner*al\ (f[=u]"n[~e]r*al), n. [LL. funeralia, prop.
neut. pl. of funeralis of a funeral, fr. L. funus, funeris,
funeral: cf. F. fun['e]railles.]
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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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.
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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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