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| administrator |
a person appointed by a court of law to manage or oversee the estate of a deceased person. [1/2 definitions] |
| beatification |
in the Roman Catholic Church, the process of determining whether a deceased person should be declared to be in heaven and therefore deserving of special honor, or the final decision and declaration that this is so. [1/2 definitions] |
| beatify |
in the Roman Catholic Church, to proclaim (a deceased person) blessed in heaven and deserving of a ceremony of honor. [1/3 definitions] |
| bereaved |
the survivors of a recently deceased person (usu. prec. by "the"). [1/2 definitions] |
| dower |
the part of a deceased man's property that the law allots to his widow. [1/4 definitions] |
| estate |
all the property of an individual or family, esp. the property left by a deceased person. [1/4 definitions] |
| lay out |
to prepare (a deceased body) for viewing. [1/4 definitions] |
| Memorial Day |
a U.S. legal holiday to honor deceased soldiers, usu. officially observed on the last Monday in May. |
| mortuary |
pertaining to death, burial, or care of the deceased. [1/2 definitions] |
| resurrection |
(cap.) in Christianity, the rising again of all the deceased on Judgment Day. [1/4 definitions] |
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