obsequies
Formal funeral services
Obsequies are funeral rites or ceremonies—the formal observances surrounding burial or cremation.
The word is literary and somewhat archaic, typically appearing in historical or elevated contexts: The king's obsequies lasted three days.
Almost always plural; the singular obsequy is rare.
Placing deceased underground
- intermentPutting a body underground
- entombmentPlacing in a sepulcher
- cremationBurning the deceased
- gravesideBeside a burial plot
coffin · casket · pallbearer · cortege · hearse · undertaker · mortician · wake
Intense sorrow from loss
- bereavementState following loss
- lamentationPassionate expression of grief
- condolenceExpression of shared grief
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
dirge · elegy · keening · wailing · weeping · black · crepe · veil
Tribute for the dead
- memorialThing preserving remembrance
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
- homageExpression of deep respect
testimonial · epitaph · obituary · panegyric · encomium · legacy · tribute · honor
Mass for the deceased
- massQuantity of matter
- serviceAid or maintenance
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- liturgyFormal worship structure
prayers · officiant · benediction · procession · incense · candles · chants · vestments
Ceremonial burial of dead
- inhumationBurial of the dead
- lustrationCleansing rite or vetting
- funeraryOf burial rites
burial
Placing deceased underground
- intermentPutting a body underground
- entombmentPlacing in a sepulcher
- cremationBurning the deceased
graveside · coffin · casket · pallbearer · cortege · hearse · undertaker · mortician · wake · vigil
grief
Intense sorrow from loss
- bereavementState following loss
- lamentationPassionate expression of grief
- condolenceExpression of shared grief
sorrow · dirge · elegy · keening · wailing · weeping · black · crepe · veil · armband
eulogy
Tribute for the dead
- memorialThing preserving remembrance
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
homage · testimonial · epitaph · obituary · panegyric · encomium · legacy · tribute · honor · dedication
requiem
Mass for the deceased
liturgy · prayers · officiant · benediction · procession · incense · candles · chants · vestments · unction
sepulture
Ceremonial burial of dead
- inhumationBurial of the dead
- lustrationCleansing rite or vetting
- funeraryOf burial rites
obsequiesbirth celebration
Event honoring new life
christening · baptism · naming ceremony · baby shower · birthday