state funeral
National leader's sendoff
A state funeral is an official public ceremony honoring a deceased person of national importance, typically a head of state, former leader, or other figure deemed worthy of the highest honors.
The government organizes and funds the event, which usually includes a procession, lying in state, military honors, and formal speeches: The president's state funeral drew dignitaries from around the world.
Formal moving line
- cortegeCeremonial attendant procession
- casketBurial container
- pallbearersFuneral procession carriers
- hearseVehicle transporting caskets
eulogy · requiem · hymns · dirge · liturgy · interment · committal · last rites
Intense sorrow from loss
- bereavementState following loss
- national mourningNationwide period of sorrow
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
- condolencesExpressions of grief support
lamentation · tears · mourner · widow · black armband · grieving · remembrance · wake
Tribute for the dead
- homageExpression of deep respect
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
- panegyricElaborate formal tribute speech
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
accolade · veneration · reverence · wreath · respect · recognition · testimonial · floral tribute
Elected leader of nation
- monarchHereditary supreme ruler
- prime ministerLeader of a parliamentary state
- sovereignSupreme in power
- emperorMale ruler of empire
king · queen · chancellor · premier · statesman · national hero · founding father · war hero
Light repeated touches
- last postMilitary nighttime bugle call
- honor guardMilitary tribute formation
- rifle volleyConcurrent discharge of firearms
- bugleValveless military horn
caisson · medals · uniform · ceremonial guard · missing man formation · color guard · riderless horse · sword arch
procession
Formal moving line
- cortegeCeremonial attendant procession
- casketBurial container
- pallbearersFuneral procession carriers
hearse · eulogy · requiem · hymns · dirge · liturgy · interment · committal · last rites · cathedral
grief
Intense sorrow from loss
- bereavementState following loss
- national mourningNationwide period of sorrow
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
condolences · lamentation · tears · mourner · widow · black armband · grieving · remembrance · wake · memorial
eulogy
Tribute for the dead
- homageExpression of deep respect
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
- panegyricElaborate formal tribute speech
remembrance · accolade · veneration · reverence · wreath · respect · recognition · testimonial · floral tribute · condolence book
president
Elected leader of nation
- monarchHereditary supreme ruler
- prime ministerLeader of a parliamentary state
- sovereignSupreme in power
emperor · king · queen · chancellor · premier · statesman · national hero · founding father · war hero · dignitary
taps
Light repeated touches
- last postMilitary nighttime bugle call
- honor guardMilitary tribute formation
- rifle volleyConcurrent discharge of firearms
bugle · caisson · medals · uniform · ceremonial guard · missing man formation · color guard · riderless horse · sword arch · drum corps
- ceremonieswedding ceremony, wedding, weddings, graduation, graduations
- mourningburial, grief, bereavement, wake, grieving
- processionsparade, procession, march, military parade, motorcade
- royal ceremoniescoronation ceremony, crowning, royal procession, royal ball, coronation robes
- funeral ritesbury, burial, burial rites, entomb, cremation
- Victor HugoLes Miserables, Notre-Dame de Paris, Jean Valjean, Quasimodo, Cosette
state, estate, funeral, states, stately, interstate, funerals, funereal, stateliness