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catafalque a raised platform on which a dead body, usu. in a coffin, rests during or prior to an elaborate funeral.
cortege a funeral procession. [1/2 definitions]
cremate to burn to ashes (esp. a human corpse in a funeral).
dead march a slow, solemn piece of music, esp. a march played during a funeral procession.
dirge a song or hymn for a funeral or memorial for the dead. [1/2 definitions]
funeral of or pertaining to a funeral. [1/2 definitions]
funeral director one who is in charge of a funeral home; undertaker; mortician.
funeral home an establishment where the bodies of the dead are made ready for burial or cremation and where funeral services are sometimes held.
funereal of or relating to a funeral. [1/2 definitions]
honor guard a guard assigned to attend honorable persons or guests or to walk alongside the casket at a military funeral.
knell the sound produced by a bell rung solemnly, as for a funeral. [1/6 definitions]
mortician a person licensed to make appropriate disposition of dead human bodies; undertaker; funeral director.
mortuary a place, usu. a funeral home, where dead human bodies are kept before burial or cremation. [1/2 definitions]
mourner at a funeral, a relative or close friend of the dead person. [1/2 definitions]
obituary a printed announcement of a person's death, usu. including a brief biography and information about funeral arrangements.
obsequy (usu. pl.) a funeral rite or ceremony.
pall1 a heavy cloth covering for a funeral casket, hearse, or tomb. [1/3 definitions]
pallbearer one of several persons who carry or accompany the casket at a funeral.
suttee an old Hindu custom, now banned in India, in which a widow would allow herself to be cremated alive upon her husband's funeral pyre.
taps (used with a singular verb) the signal played on a trumpet or drum in the U.S. military forces. Taps are used as a signal for lights to be put out, or at the end of a funeral service.