funeral parlour
Corpse preparation venue
A funeral parlour is an establishment where the dead are prepared for burial or cremation and where funeral services may be held.
The term parlour evokes a formal receiving room, reflecting the Victorian origins of the profession.
Also called funeral home or mortuary.
The body was transported to the funeral parlour.
Preserving dead bodies chemically
- morticianFuneral home professional
- deceasedNo longer living
- casketBurial container
- coffinBurial container for remains
cremation · crematorium · shroud · hearse · viewing room · preparation room · cold storage · undertaker
Conclusive parting statement
- last respectsHonoring someone who died
- sendoffFarewell event or gesture
- partingAct of leaving another
- closureSense of emotional resolution
open casket · laying in state · repose · saying goodbye · final farewell · leave-taking
Tribute for the dead
- requiemMass for the deceased
- liturgyFormal worship structure
- homilyReligious discourse on scripture
- pallbearersFuneral procession carriers
procession · vigil · committal · interment · obsequies · hymns · prayers · incense
Intense sorrow from loss
- bereavementState following loss
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
- condolencesExpressions of grief support
- sympathyCompassionate understanding of others
wake · shiva · lamentation · tears · grieving · mourner · weeping · black attire
Offering of respect
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
- obituaryNotice of someone's passing
- epitaphText honoring the deceased
- headstoneMemorial slab marking burial
tombstone · monument · plaque · commemoration · legacy · dedication · homage · inscription
embalming
Preserving dead bodies chemically
coffin · cremation · crematorium · shroud · hearse · viewing room · preparation room · cold storage · undertaker · catafalque
final goodbye
Conclusive parting statement
- last respectsHonoring someone who died
- sendoffFarewell event or gesture
- partingAct of leaving another
closure · open casket · laying in state · repose · saying goodbye · final farewell · leave-taking
eulogy
Tribute for the dead
pallbearers · procession · vigil · committal · interment · obsequies · hymns · prayers · incense · candles
grief
Intense sorrow from loss
- bereavementState following loss
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
- condolencesExpressions of grief support
sympathy · wake · shiva · lamentation · tears · grieving · mourner · weeping · black attire · widow
tribute
Offering of respect
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
- obituaryNotice of someone's passing
- epitaphText honoring the deceased
headstone · tombstone · monument · plaque · commemoration · legacy · dedication · homage · inscription · memorial service
solemnity
Serious, dignified quality
- quietudeState of calm stillness
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
- soft lightingDiffused, low-intensity illumination
flowers · lilies · wreaths · organ music · hushed · subdued · formal · dignified · somber · tranquil
- parlors
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Hospital section for childbirth
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Evening entertainment venue
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