funeral dirge
Mournful burial music
A funeral dirge is a slow, mournful song or piece of music performed at a funeral or in commemoration of the dead.
The term emphasizes the somber, lamenting quality of the music: The bagpiper played a funeral dirge as the casket was lowered.
While dirge alone can describe any sorrowful song, funeral dirge specifies the ceremonial context.
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- requiemMass for the deceased
- mourningPeriod following loss
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
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