catafalque
noun
cat·a·falque
ˈka-tə-ˌfȯ(l)k 
-ˌfalk
1
: an ornamental structure sometimes used in funerals for the lying in state of the body
2
: a pall-covered coffin-shaped structure used at requiem masses celebrated after burial
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Additionally, instead of presenting the body for public viewing on an ornate catafalque, the body will be made visible inside its open coffin.
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Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Feb. 2025
The casket was placed in the middle of the room on the catafalque built in 1865 to hold assassinated President Abraham Lincoln’s casket in the same place.
—Bill Barrow, The Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2025
His casket will rest on the Lincoln catafalque, a wooden platform built in 1865 to support the casket of Abraham Lincoln as Lincoln was lying in state.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024
Harrison the Harlem Knight on catafalque; Mission from the South Bronx; Big Boy from the Rox; Vark of the Queens Zulus; me from B’More.
—Lawrence Jackson, Harper's Magazine, 10 July 2023
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Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Feb. 2025
The casket was placed in the middle of the room on the catafalque built in 1865 to hold assassinated President Abraham Lincoln’s casket in the same place.
—Bill Barrow, The Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2025
His casket will rest on the Lincoln catafalque, a wooden platform built in 1865 to support the casket of Abraham Lincoln as Lincoln was lying in state.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024
Harrison the Harlem Knight on catafalque; Mission from the South Bronx; Big Boy from the Rox; Vark of the Queens Zulus; me from B’More.
—Lawrence Jackson, Harper's Magazine, 10 July 2023
See All Example Sentences for catafalque
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“Catafalque.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catafalque. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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