Fu"ner*al (?), n. [LL. funeralia, prop. neut. pl. of funeralis of a funeral, fr. L. funus, funeris, funeral: cf. F. fun'erailles.]
1.
The solemn rites used in the disposition of a dead human body, whether such disposition be by interment, burning, or otherwise; esp., the ceremony or solemnization of interment; obsequies; burial; -- formerly used in the plural.
King James his funerals were performed very solemnly in the
collegiate church at Westminster.
Euller.
2.
The procession attending the burial of the dead; the show and accompaniments of an interment.
"The long
funerals."
Pope.
3.
A funeral sermon; -- usually in the plural.
[Obs.]
Mr. Giles Lawrence preached his funerals.
South.
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Fu"ner*al, a. [LL. funeralis. See Funeral, n.]
Pertaining to a funeral; used at the interment of the dead; as, funeral rites, honors, or ceremonies.
Shak.
Funeral pile, a structure of combustible material, upon which a dead body is placed to be reduced to ashes, as part of a funeral rite; a pyre.
-- Fu"ner*al*ly, adv. [Obs.]
Sir T. Browne.
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