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
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
But I will charge thee too, With urgent exhortation, to perform The funeral rite for her who lies within— She is thy kinswoman—howe’er thou wilt.
From The Seven Plays in English Verse by Sophocles
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