funerary
Pertaining to interment
Funerary is an adjective describing things related to funerals, burial, or the commemoration of the dead.
It appears most often in formal or academic contexts: funerary rites, funerary monuments, funerary urns.
Archaeologists use the term extensively when discussing ancient burial practices and artifacts found in tombs.
The museum's collection includes funerary objects from Egyptian tombs.
Underground chamber for remains
- graveSerious and worrying
- cemeteryPlace for interring remains
- burialPlacing deceased underground
- intermentPutting a body underground
coffin · casket · crypt · mausoleum · sepulcher · headstone · tombstone · graveyard
Path left in water
- processionFormal moving line
- cortegeCeremonial attendant procession
- last ritesSacrament for the dying
- obsequiesFormal burial rites
vigil · pallbearer · hearse · pall · catafalque · lying in state · graveside service · committal
Burning the deceased
- pyreFuneral burning heap
- urnDecorative container for ashes
- ashesBurned matter's residue
- columbariumStructure housing cremated remains
inurnment · scattering · cremains · immolation · crematorium
Tribute for the dead
- obituaryNotice of someone's passing
- epitaphText honoring the deceased
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
tribute · memorial · homage · panegyric · encomium · testimonial · dedication · honoring
Preserving dead bodies chemically
- shroudBurial cloth or covering
- mummificationPreserving bodies after death
- entombmentPlacing in a sepulcher
- anointingCeremonial oil application
Intense sorrow from loss
- bereavementState following loss
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
- lamentationPassionate expression of grief
- condolencesExpressions of grief support
keening · weeping · shiva · sitting shiva · wake · wailing · black dress · mourning period
Those from whom one descends
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- forebearsAncestral family members
- venerationProfound admiring respect
ancestor worship · offerings · ancestral rites · tomb sweeping · Day of the Dead · Día de los Muertos · All Souls Day · joss paper
tomb
Underground chamber for remains
interment · coffin · casket · crypt · mausoleum · sepulcher · headstone · tombstone · graveyard · plot
wake
Path left in water
- processionFormal moving line
- cortegeCeremonial attendant procession
- last ritesSacrament for the dying
obsequies · vigil · pallbearer · hearse · pall · catafalque · lying in state · graveside service · committal · tolling
cremation
Burning the deceased
columbarium · inurnment · scattering · cremains · immolation · crematorium
eulogy
Tribute for the dead
- obituaryNotice of someone's passing
- epitaphText honoring the deceased
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
commemoration · tribute · memorial · homage · panegyric · encomium · testimonial · dedication · honoring · requiem
embalming
Preserving dead bodies chemically
- shroudBurial cloth or covering
- mummificationPreserving bodies after death
- entombmentPlacing in a sepulcher
anointing · death mask · winding sheet · preservation · mortician
grief
Intense sorrow from loss
- bereavementState following loss
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
- lamentationPassionate expression of grief
condolences · keening · weeping · shiva · sitting shiva · wake · wailing · black dress · mourning period · widow's weeds
ancestors
Those from whom one descends
veneration · ancestor worship · offerings · ancestral rites · tomb sweeping · Day of the Dead · Día de los Muertos · All Souls Day · joss paper · spirit money
- ancient egypt descriptorspharaonic, hieroglyphic, mummified, pyramidal, dynastic
- funeral directorsThose who arrange burials
- funeral homeFacility for death services
- funeral processionFormal journey to interment
- funeral insurancePolicy covering interment expenses
- funeral serviceCeremony for the deceased
- funeral marchMusic accompanying a coffin