last rites

noun

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The last act of The Stranger follows the young man through his imprisonment, trial and the weeks leading up to his execution, including a long and somewhat overwrought conversation with a priest (Swann Arlaud) hoping to read the inmate his last rites. Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025 Padam and Tulsi, whose remote Himalayan village has become increasingly desolate as families migrate to cities, leaving the pair to wonder who will perform their last rites. Variety Staff, Variety, 25 July 2025 Now that The Conjuring is reading its last rites, Wilson and Farmiga are recalibrating their place in the grander scheme. EW.com, 6 May 2025 As religion in America declined, experts administered last rites. Lauren Jackson, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for last rites

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of last rites was in 1611

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“Last rites.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/last%20rites. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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