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funeral rites

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

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Some families of victims returned to Wang Fuk Court on Monday to begin traditional funeral rites, which are expected to continue.

From Barron's • Dec. 2, 2025

Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of the funeral rites for Iran’s president and seven others who were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday.

From BBC • May 21, 2024

Yoon departed hours after wrapping up several days of funeral rites for his father, who died on Tuesday at age 92.

From Reuters • Aug. 17, 2023

When the priest is done reciting the funeral rites, Vorobiov’s wife throws her hands over his coffin and wails.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 25, 2023

Instead, one can speculate, the vehicle for transformation may have been Hopewell religion, with its intoxicatingly elaborate funeral rites.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann