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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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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

A guard of honour carried Eygi’s coffin during the funeral ceremony, which took place in her home district of Didim, in western Turkey.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2024

Hundreds attended the funeral ceremony in Sebastia on Saturday.

From Washington Times • Jul. 22, 2023

In real Egyptian times, he said, the preparation of the dead and the funeral ceremony took as much as forty days.

From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder

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