funeralnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈfjuː.nər.əl/us/ˈfjuː.nɚ.əl/B2 a (usually religious) ceremony for burying or burning the body of a dead person:
The funeral will be held next Friday.
Over 300 mourners attended the funeral.
a funeral procession
More examples
- She looked remarkably composed throughout the funeral.
- A large black hearse led the funeral procession.
- Over two hundred people attended the funeral.
- I went along to the funeral in order to offer my sympathies.
- In many countries, it is a convention to wear black at funerals.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Ceremonies
- cavalcade
- ceremonial
- ceremony
- commemorate
- commencement
- hara-kiri
- induction
- initiate
- investiture
- knight
- master of ceremonies
- MC
- nuptials
- pageant
- ritual
- salute
- solemnize
- speech day
- state occasion
- troop
See more results »
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Funerals
Idiom(s)
that's/it's your funeral!