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 matter of concern to one : worry
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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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2025
Keeping with tradition, the Vatican’s health department verifies the pope’s death in his home, and his body is placed in a coffin and transferred to St. Peter’s Basilica for public viewing, the funeral Mass and burial.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
Callum Sutherland, Time, 24 Apr. 2025
Photos show mourners paying respects to Pope Francis at St. Peter's Basilica
When is Pope Francis' funeral?
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
The funeral mass will begin at 10am CET (1am PT) and take place on the parvis of Saint Peter’s Basilica, or the space in front of the basilica.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2025
Keeping with tradition, the Vatican’s health department verifies the pope’s death in his home, and his body is placed in a coffin and transferred to St. Peter’s Basilica for public viewing, the funeral Mass and burial.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
William will be representing his father, just as Charles represented the late Queen Elizabeth II at the funeral of Pope John Paul II in 2005.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 24 Apr. 2025
Photos show mourners paying respects to Pope Francis at St. Peter's Basilica
When is Pope Francis' funeral?
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Funeral.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/funeral. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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