funeral parlor

Corpse preparation venue

A funeral parlor is a business establishment where the dead are prepared for burial or cremation and where services may be held.

The term parlor evokes the formal sitting room where families once received guests, including mourners viewing the deceased at home.

Also called funeral home or mortuary.

Related

chapel · flower arrangements · guest book · hearse · mortician · coffin · morgue · paying respects · undertaker · embalming · memorial service · life celebration · bereavement support · mourning rituals · black suit · dead room · grief counseling · sympathy card

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Opposites
life stage venue

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Hospital section for childbirth

birthing center · delivery room · labor and delivery · nursery · baptismal font

disposition of remains

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Place for interring remains

graveyard · burial ground · mausoleum · columbarium · memorial park

emotional atmosphere

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Evening entertainment venue

amusement park · comedy club · dance club · carnival · banquet hall

Family

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Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG