1
: of, relating to, or constituting a funeral
2
1
: the observances held for a dead person usually before burial or cremation
2
chiefly dialectal
: a funeral sermon
3
: a funeral procession
4
: an end of something's existence
5
: a matter of concern to one : worry
if you flunk, it's your funeral
Synonyms
Examples of funeral in a Sentence
Adjective
a slow and heavy funeral song
Noun
Only family attended the funeral.
His funeral will be held on Friday.
His cousin made the funeral arrangements.
Recent Examples on the Web
Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024
Details on funeral arrangements will be shared at a future date.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 20 Mar. 2024
Ukraine’s security services have accused Mamon and his younger brother, Dmytro, who both fled to Russia in 2022, of coordinating a Russian missile strike last October on a cafe hosting a funeral reception in Hroza, their hometown, killing 59 — about one-fifth of the population.
—Serhii Korolchuk, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2024
Hundreds gathered in Tulkarem, West Bank, in a funeral procession for three young men who were fatally shot in a night-time raid carried out by the Israeli security services.
—Keir Simmons, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2024
The monks in charge of the site conducted a funeral mass for him, marking his symbolic death.
—Lanta Davis and Vince Reighard, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Mar. 2024
To shed light on that fact and to call for change, dozens of people last month took part in a funeral march in Washington, D.C., held by the African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2024
Thousands of items are lost across the city's sprawling transport network every month, including all manner of more common things such a funeral urns, a welder's mask and a blender.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 20 Feb. 2024
Since the funeral Mass where mourners said their last goodbyes.
—Georgea Kovanis, Detroit Free Press, 11 Feb. 2024
Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 24 Apr. 2024
Monies raised will help give Lana age 8 and Zayn age 5 a proper funeral and burial service.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 23 Apr. 2024
The funeral service will be held at noon Friday at Genesis United Methodist Church, 7635 S. Hulen Street, Fort Worth.
—David Ammenheuser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2024
The funeral industry, a $20-billion-annual business, isn’t completely sure what to make of it either.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2024
Advertisement Instead of holding a visitation, my family chooses to offer two funeral services.
—Jenny Boully, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024
The ritual was part of an annual funeral festival known as Parentalia.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2024
To help the family deal with this tragedy, a friend of Scarbrough started a GoFundMe fundraiser for Robinson’s funeral, which is tentatively scheduled for May 9, according to the page.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 20 Apr. 2024
That included flying to Austin for his mother’s funeral between wins over UConn and Kansas City.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 12 Apr. 2024
Adjective
Animal bones, too, were found, indicating an animal carcass was placed on the funeral pyre.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024
Details on funeral arrangements will be shared at a future date.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 20 Mar. 2024
Ukraine’s security services have accused Mamon and his younger brother, Dmytro, who both fled to Russia in 2022, of coordinating a Russian missile strike last October on a cafe hosting a funeral reception in Hroza, their hometown, killing 59 — about one-fifth of the population.
—Serhii Korolchuk, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2024
Hundreds gathered in Tulkarem, West Bank, in a funeral procession for three young men who were fatally shot in a night-time raid carried out by the Israeli security services.
—Keir Simmons, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2024
The monks in charge of the site conducted a funeral mass for him, marking his symbolic death.
—Lanta Davis and Vince Reighard, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Mar. 2024
To shed light on that fact and to call for change, dozens of people last month took part in a funeral march in Washington, D.C., held by the African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2024
Thousands of items are lost across the city's sprawling transport network every month, including all manner of more common things such a funeral urns, a welder's mask and a blender.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 20 Feb. 2024
Since the funeral Mass where mourners said their last goodbyes.
—Georgea Kovanis, Detroit Free Press, 11 Feb. 2024
Noun
Jonas stars in the movie as Renn, a writer who travels home to Cleveland for his mother’s funeral.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 24 Apr. 2024
Monies raised will help give Lana age 8 and Zayn age 5 a proper funeral and burial service.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 23 Apr. 2024
The funeral service will be held at noon Friday at Genesis United Methodist Church, 7635 S. Hulen Street, Fort Worth.
—David Ammenheuser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2024
The funeral industry, a $20-billion-annual business, isn’t completely sure what to make of it either.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2024
Advertisement Instead of holding a visitation, my family chooses to offer two funeral services.
—Jenny Boully, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024
The ritual was part of an annual funeral festival known as Parentalia.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2024
To help the family deal with this tragedy, a friend of Scarbrough started a GoFundMe fundraiser for Robinson’s funeral, which is tentatively scheduled for May 9, according to the page.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 20 Apr. 2024
That included flying to Austin for his mother’s funeral between wins over UConn and Kansas City.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 12 Apr. 2024
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“Funeral.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/funeral. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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