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
They were there to perform a Hindu funeral rite.
From BBC • Feb. 12, 2023
An Orthodox priest blessed the site as two people sang the funeral rite.
From New York Times • Aug. 10, 2022
It will be celebrated by the dean of the College of Cardinals, Giovanni Battista Re, while Pope Francis will perform a traditional funeral rite at the end of the ceremony.
From Seattle Times • May 28, 2022
They recalled to him the impression that the voice of the priest as he read the funeral rite over his dead mother had made upon his infant mind—the impression of spoken music.
From The Dreamer A Romantic Rendering of the Life-Story of Edgar Allan Poe by Stanard, Mary Newton
