funeral rite
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The majority of tombs presented one single drinking vessel as a grave good, in what would have been a specific funeral rite of this archaeological site.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2024
The funeral rite calls for Benedict’s coffin to be carried out from the basilica and placed before the altar as the faithful recite the rosary.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 4, 2023
An Orthodox priest blessed the site as two people sang the funeral rite.
From New York Times • Aug. 10, 2022
The symphony pivots on an Adagio of almost shocking tragic power—a funeral rite for the destroyed world of the composer’s youth.
From The New Yorker • Aug. 12, 2019
The ship heaves to, and the funeral rite, O'er the lovely form is said, And the rough man's cheek with tears is bright, As he lowers the gentle dead.
From Poems by Goodrich, Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold)
