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Antonyms for funeral

Grammar : Noun
Spell : fyoo-ner-uh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfyu nər əl

Definition of funeral

Origin :
  • mid-15c., from Middle French funérailles (plural) "funeral rites" (15c.), from Medieval Latin funeralia "funeral rites," originally neuter plural of Late Latin funeralis "having to do with a funeral," from Latin funus (genitive funeris) "funeral, funeral procession, burial rites; death, corpse," origin unknown, perhaps ultimately from PIE root *dheu- (3) "to die." Singular and plural used interchangeably in English until c.1700.
  • noun ceremony for the dead
Example sentences :
  • Renny, give me that revolver, and I'll show you more fun than a funeral.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • Knock at the door, whence the sable line of the funeral is next to issue!
  • Extract from : « Main Street » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • His funeral had, however, been performed with full solemnity.
  • Extract from : « Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II » by Charlotte Mary Yonge
  • And it made us hush down, too, and talk low, like people at a funeral.
  • Extract from : « Tom Sawyer Abroad » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
  • Unaware of his funeral, Timmins himself stood scratching his poll.
  • Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
  • But it is sorrow and trouble that brings you the nearest, and it was a funeral that done it with us.
  • Extract from : « Tom Sawyer Abroad » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
  • After the first day of the siege there was scant leisure for funeral rites.
  • Extract from : « Camps, Quarters and Casual Places » by Archibald Forbes
  • The bards and croteries had before prepared the funeral Caoinan.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • His funeral was such a one as was never known before or since in the county!
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • I shall always be sorry that I could not have gone to the funeral.
  • Extract from : « Tip Lewis and His Lamp » by Pansy

Synonyms for funeral

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