Christian Church. An authorized form of divine service or worship, spec. (a) (also Divine Office) a non-Eucharistic service for daily use; esp. (in…

Funeral rites; funeral ceremony; occasionally in sense of ‘funeral train’ or ‘bier’. plural.

A funeral rite or ceremony; a funeral. Also: a commemorative rite or service (performed at the grave… In plural.

Funeral rites; funeral ceremony; occasionally in sense of ‘funeral train’ or ‘bier’. singular; with plural in sense ‘funerals’. Obsolete.

A funeral; obsequies. Obsolete.

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

Christian Church. A ceremony or office performed at the burial of a deceased person; funeral rites, obsequies. Frequently in plural. Obsolete.

the observances of respect usual at a funeral; cf. last honours n. at last, adv. adj.n.4 compounds.

A ceremonial duty or service; a religious or social observance; esp. the rite or rites due to the dead, as the preparation of a corpse for…

In plural. Due ceremonies or formalities, esp. funeral rites, obsequies.

Chiefly in French contexts: a funeral ceremony; funeral rites.