Beerdigung — meaning in English
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English meaning
- burial noun The act of placing a dead body into the ground.
- 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.
Senses
Beerdigung is used for these senses in English:
- burial The act of burying; interment; placing remains into the earth.
- 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.
- inhumation The act of burial.
- interment The act of burying a dead body; burial.
funeral — full definition
- noun A ceremony held to honor someone who has died, typically with the body present.
- noun A sermon delivered as part of such a ceremony.