Funeral vs. Burial

Funeralnoun

A ceremony to honour and remember a deceased person. Often distinguished from a memorial service by the presence of the body of the deceased.

Funeralnoun

A funeral sermon.

Funeraladjective

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Funeralnoun

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.

Funeralnoun

The procession attending the burial of the dead; the show and accompaniments of an interment.

Funeralnoun

A funeral sermon; - usually in the plural.

Funeraladjective

Pertaining to a funeral; used at the interment of the dead; as, funeral rites, honors, or ceremonies.

Funeralnoun

a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated;

Funeralnoun

a ceremony or service held shortly after a person's death, usually including the person's burial or cremation

Funeralnoun

a sermon delivered at a funeral

Funeralnoun

a procession of mourners at a burial

Funeral

A funeral is a ceremony connected with the final disposition of a corpse, such as a burial or cremation, with the attendant observances. Funerary customs comprise the complex of beliefs and practices used by a culture to remember and respect the dead, from interment, to various monuments, prayers, and rituals undertaken in their honor.

Burialnoun

The act of burying; interment

Burialnoun

A grave; a tomb; a place of sepulture.

Burialnoun

The act of burying; depositing a dead body in the earth, in a tomb or vault, or in the water, usually with attendant ceremonies; sepulture; interment.

Burialnoun

the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave

Burialnoun

concealing something under the ground

Burialnoun

the action or practice of burying a dead body

Burialnoun

a ceremony at which someone's body is buried; a funeral

Burialnoun

a grave or the remains found in it

Burial

Burial, also known as interment or inhumation, is a method of final disposition whereby a dead body is placed into the ground, sometimes with objects. This is usually accomplished by excavating a pit or trench, placing the deceased and objects in it, and covering it over.