homegoing
Service for deceased
Homegoing is a term for death or a funeral, especially in African American Christian traditions, where death is framed as a return to God or heaven rather than an ending.
A homegoing service celebrates the deceased's spiritual journey home: The family is planning a homegoing for Saturday.
The word reframes mourning as joyful release.
Tribute for the dead
- casketBurial container
- burialPlacing deceased underground
- obituaryNotice of someone's passing
- wakePath left in water
pallbearers · hearse · condolences · cremation · interment · memorial · mourning · graveside
Those from whom one descends
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
- forebearsAncestral family members
genealogy · family · kinship · bloodline · legacy · tradition · homeplace · motherland
Act of going away
- partingAct of leaving another
- goodbyeDeparting salutation
- send-offFarewell gathering or party
- leave-takingAct of saying goodbye
transition · passing · final journey · crossing over · release · peace · rest · reunion
eulogy
Tribute for the dead
wake · pallbearers · hearse · condolences · cremation · interment · memorial · mourning · graveside · repass
ancestors
Those from whom one descends
forebears · genealogy · family · kinship · bloodline · legacy · tradition · homeplace · motherland · fatherland
departure
Act of going away
leave-taking · transition · passing · final journey · crossing over · release · peace · rest · reunion
homegoingbirth
Coming into the world
birthday · christening · baptism · baby shower · naming ceremony
homegoingdeparture
Act of going away
leaving home · setting out · going away · outgoing · exodus
home, going, homes, homed, homing, homeless, homely, homeward, homewards