1
: the observances held for a dead person usually before burial or cremation
2
chiefly dialectal
: a funeral sermon
3
: a funeral procession
4
: an end of something's existence
5
: a situation for which one will have to suffer the consequences
If you flunk, it's your funeral.
Examples of funeral in a Sentence
Adjective
a slow and heavy funeral song
Noun
Only family attended the funeral.
His funeral will be held on Friday.
His cousin made the funeral arrangements.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Apr. 2026
His funeral arrangements were originally planned for Friday, but were postponed after his wife went into labor last week.
—Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
An online fundraiser was created Wednesday to benefit Rodriguez’s family and pay her funeral expenses.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
Cyrene then instructs her son to appease the nymphs, Eurydice’s companions, and to make funeral offerings to Eurydice’s husband Orpheus.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Apr. 2026
His funeral arrangements were originally planned for Friday, but were postponed after his wife went into labor last week.
—Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
During Ty's funeral service, Ashley Jones did not shed any tears.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
An online fundraiser was created Wednesday to benefit Rodriguez’s family and pay her funeral expenses.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Funeral.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/funeral. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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