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funeral ceremony

NOUN
last rites
Synonyms
WEAK
burial service exequies extreme unction funeral rites funeral service last duty last honors last offices memorial service obsequies sacrament of the sick viaticum visitation of the sick

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Kamba said one of the reasons the virus spread so quickly was the number of people exposed to the body during the funeral ceremony.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

The year-long funeral ceremony of Thailand's former Queen Sirikit started Sunday, with grieving royalists set to salute the procession bringing her remains to lie in state at Bangkok's Grand Palace.

From Barron's • Oct. 26, 2025

Payne was laid to rest in November during a private funeral ceremony northwest of London.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2025

Hundreds attended the funeral ceremony in Sebastia on Saturday.

From Washington Times • Jul. 22, 2023

Proof of this being Violet’s outright attack on the very subject of a funeral ceremony.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison

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