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葬礼 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • funeral noun A ceremony held to honor someone who has died, typically with the body present.
  • inhumation noun The act of burial.
  • interment noun The burial of a dead body in a grave or tomb, especially as a formal ceremony.
  • removal noun The act of taking something away or getting rid of it.

Senses

葬礼 is used for these senses in English:

  • funeral A ceremony to honor and remember a deceased person, often distinguished from a memorial service by the presence of the body of the deceased.
  • funereal Of or relating to a funeral.
  • inhumation The act of burial.
  • interment The act of burying a dead body; burial.
  • removal (Ireland) An evening funeral ritual in which the coffin holding the deceased is brought, usually from a funeral home, to the church where the funeral mass will be celebrated the following day. Prayers are said before and after the journey, after which mourners are typically received at the home of the deceased.

funeral — full definition

  1. noun A ceremony held to honor someone who has died, typically with the body present.
  2. noun A sermon delivered as part of such a ceremony.

inhumation — full definition

  1. noun The act of burial.
  2. noun The act of burying vessels in warm earth in order to expose their contents to a steady moderate heat; the state of being thus exposed.
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