funeral Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
- hundreds of people attended his funeral

LL. funeralia, prop. neut. pl. of funeralis of a funeral, fr. L. funus, funeris, funeral: cf. F. funérailles.

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.
The procession attending the burial of the dead; the show and accompaniments of an interment. "The long funerals." Pope.
A funeral sermon; -- usually in the plural. Obs.
Mr. Giles Lawrence preached his funerals. South.

LL. funeralis. See Funeral, n.

Per. taining to a funeral; used at the interment of the dead; as, funeral rites, honors, or ceremonies. Shak. -- Fu"ner*al*ly, adv. Obs. Sir T. Browne.