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funeral oration
" An obituary should be an exercise in contemporary history, not a funeral oration."
Peter Utley

Meaning of "funeral oration" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF FUNERAL ORATION

ˈfjuːnərəl əˈreɪʃən


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FUNERAL ORATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Funeral oration is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FUNERAL ORATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Funeral oration (ancient Greece)

A funeral oration or epitaphios logos is a formal speech delivered on the ceremonial occasion of a funeral. Funerary customs comprise the practices used by a culture to remember the dead, from the funeral itself, to various monuments, prayers, and rituals undertaken in their honour. In ancient Greece and, in particular, in ancient Athens, the funeral oration was deemed an indispensable component of the funeral ritual. The epitaphios logos is regarded as an almost exclusive Athenian creation, although some early elements of such speeches exist in the epos of Homer and in the lyric poems of Pindar. Pericles' Funeral Oration is the earlier extant of the genre. The Athenians are those who set the standard and, therefore, Demosthenes praises them, saying that "you alone of all mankind publicly pronounce over your dead funeral orations, in which you extol the deeds of the brave".

Definition of funeral oration in the English dictionary

The definition of funeral oration in the dictionary is a formal speech delivered at a funeral.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FUNERAL ORATION

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FUNERAL ORATION

fundus · Fundy · funebre · funebrial · funemployment · Funen · funeral · funeral director · funeral home · funeral march · funeral parlour · funeral procession · funeral pyre · funeral service · funerary · funereal · funereally · funest · funfair · funfest

WORDS THAT END LIKE FUNERAL ORATION

accreditation · action · administration · animation · application · association · certification · citation · combination · communication · confirmation · conversation · creation · destination · documentation · education · evaluation · excitation · formation · foundation · hesitation

Synonyms and antonyms of funeral oration in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «funeral oration» into 25 languages

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The translations of funeral oration from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «funeral oration» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

祭文
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

oración fúnebre
570 millions of speakers
en

English

funeral oration
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

अंतिम संस्कार भाषण
380 millions of speakers
ar

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خطبة الجنازة
280 millions of speakers
ru

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надгробной речи
278 millions of speakers
pt

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oração fúnebre
270 millions of speakers
bn

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অন্ত্যেষ্টিক্রিয়া
260 millions of speakers
fr

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oraison funèbre
220 millions of speakers
ms

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Pidato pengebumian
190 millions of speakers
de

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Trauerrede
180 millions of speakers
ja

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葬儀演説
130 millions of speakers
ko

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장례식 연설
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Orasi pemakaman
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

văn tế
80 millions of speakers
ta

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இறுதிச் சடங்கு
75 millions of speakers
mr

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दफन वक्तव्य
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Cenaze töreni
70 millions of speakers
it

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orazione funebre
65 millions of speakers
pl

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pogrzeb przemowa
50 millions of speakers
uk

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надгробної промови
40 millions of speakers
ro

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discurs înmormântare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επικήδειο λόγο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

begrafnisrede
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

liktal
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gravminne
5 millions of speakers

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Peter Utley
An obituary should be an exercise in contemporary history, not a funeral oration.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FUNERAL ORATION»

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Hyperides : Funeral Oration: Funeral Oration
Finally, the speech has been singled out since Longinus' time for its poetic effects. This volume is a new critical edition and commentary of the speech, written for scholars and graduate students in classics and ancient history.
Judson Herrman Assistant Professor of Classical Studies Allegheny College, 2009
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A funeral oration upon the late King James: Composed from ...
This - shall be the Subject of my Discourse and Funeral Oration. The First Part. SCarce had the Duke of T»rk attain'd the Age of Twenty Years, when he learn'd to gain Victories. The Vicount de Turenne, the Honour and Buckler of France, was ...
James Porter, 1702
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The Funeral Oration of His Late Most Christian Majesty Louis ...
Pronounced at the Funeral Service Performed ... April 12, M,DCC,XCIII. By the Rev. John Milner, F.S.A. John Milner. The French Clergy, resident in the King's House at Winchester, being desirous of performing a more decent and solemn ...
John Milner, 1793
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The invention of Athens: the funeral oration in the ...
A revised edition of a groundbreaking work tracing the rhetoric, politics, and ideology of funeral orations in ancient Greece, arguing that they served to celebrate the city of Athens and the Athenian citizen.
Nicole Loraux, Alan Sheridan, 2006
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Funeral Oration: delivered before the Citiziens of Boston ...
delivered before the Citiziens of Boston assembled at the Old South Church, Nov. 17. at the Burial of Gaspar Spurzheim M. D., of the Universities of Vienna and Paris ... Charles Follen ...
Charles Follen, 1832
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Ὑπεριδου Λογος ἐπιταφιος. The Funeral Oration of Hyperides ...
If this be so, the funeral oration of Archinus will be somewhat earlier than 380 ' 12.0. which is the date of the above'named work of Isocrates. Plato in his Menemenus (p. 234 B) appears to indicate that he was acquainted with some funeral ...
‎1859
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Grimaldi's Funeral Oration January 19, 1550: For Andrea ...
ANDREA. ALCIATI,. ALEXANDER GRIMALDI OF ANTIPOLIS. OW GREAT, alas ! was the wound which lately the Commonwealth of Christians received by the decease of Andrea Alciati, a man confessedly the chief of all ages and of all ...
Alessandro Grimaldi, Henry Green, 1871
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A Funeral Oration: Pronounced in the Chapel of Dartmouth ...
Pronounced in the Chapel of Dartmouth University, on the Death of Eliphalet Hardy, a Member of the Junior Class, who Died at Hanover, January 2, 1806, Aged Nineteen Years John Burnham. FUNERAL ORATION, PRONOUNCED IN THE ...
John Burnham, 1806
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Funeral oration on the death of Hon. Daniel Webster, etc
PUBLISHER'S. PREFACE. THE undersigned, having issued a pamphlet edition of the following Oration, for private circulation by an eminent merchant of this city, very frequent enquiries have been made of him for extra copies. These, together  ...
Amasa MACCOY, 1853
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Funeral Oration on Axel Oxenstierna: Translated from the Latin
Funeral Oration by Sven Franc on the death of a GREAT AND PEERLESS HERO RIGHT HONORABLE AXEL OXENSTIERNA A COUNT OF SODRA MORE IN SOUTHERN SWEDEN, A FREE BARON OF KIMITO AND NYNAS, LORD AND ...
Sven Franc, 1956

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FUNERAL ORATION»

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False Flag Change: History, the Confederate Flag, Obama and the …
... ideologically and pragmatically unthinkable) call in his funeral oration at the stricken Charleston church for the final takedown of the Southern ... «CounterPunch, Jul 15»
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The funeral oration that sparked the Rising
My great grand-aunt was one of the founding members of Cumann na mBan in 1914, the women's organisation which would take an important ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
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Exclusive Interview: CL Max Nikias, President of University of …
By ideals I mean the democratic ideals and individual freedom as represented in “Pericles' Funeral Oration”, which is 'Enas Hmnos Tis ... «Hellenic News of America, Jul 15»
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The rhetorical tools used in Obama's powerful Charleston address
In classic funeral oration style, Mr Obama celebrated the dead by suggesting that carrying their legacy forward is the duty of the living. «Financial Times, Jul 15»
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The Hermione Sails Into New York Harbor, Cannons Blazing
While his death led to an outpouring of tributes in America (including a three-hour funeral oration by John Quincy Adams), the response in ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
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Seoul warns of stern retaliation against any N.K. provocation
Han was the first defense chief to deliver a funeral oration to mark the clash, which followed the first naval conflict in the area in 1999. «The Korea Herald, Jun 15»
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Cloud of racism hangs heavy over Obama eulogy for South Carolina …
The president will make his funeral oration at TD arena at the College of Charleston, in front of more than 5,000 people including relatives and ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
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Greece: Committee finds debt 'illegal, illegitimate and odious …
... for the administration is run with a view to the interests of the many, not of the few” (Pericles' Funeral Oration, in the speech from Thucydides' ... «Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal, Jun 15»
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The Barons of England warn us not to throw away what they gained …
The Athenians listening to Pericles funeral oration in 440 BC probably felt a similar confidence and pride about the centuries of progress ... «The Fabius Maximus website, Jun 15»
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Death of Djamila Bouazza - Algeria Loses 'Symbol of Resistance …
In a funeral oration, director of the historical and cultural heritage at the Ministry of Mujaheedin, Dehane Khaled, evoked the qualities of the ... «AllAfrica.com, Jun 15»
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