funeral rites

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• funeral 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.… …   Encyclopedia of Hinduism

• Funeral 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 …   Wikipedia

• funeral — (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;… …   Etymology dictionary

• Funeral 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 …   Wikipedia

• 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 material,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Funeral 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

• Funeral 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Funeral — 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… …   Wikipedia

• Funeral 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 …   Wikipedia

• funeral — n. Obsequies, exequies, burial, interment, burial rites, funeral solemnities, funeral rites …   New dictionary of synonyms

• funeral — /fyooh neuhr euhl/, n. 1. the ceremonies for a dead person prior to burial or cremation; obsequies. 2. a funeral procession. 3. be someone s funeral, Informal. to have unpleasant consequences for someone: If you don t finish the work on time, it… …   Universalium