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I remember when my father passed away, we drove the funeral procession past the bank so he could say one last goodbye. That's how much the bank meant to my father.
Alexi Giannoulias

Meaning of "funeral procession" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FUNERAL PROCESSION

funeral procession  [ˈfjuːn ərəl prəˈsɛʃ ən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FUNERAL PROCESSION

noun
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verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Funeral procession 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 PROCESSION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

funeral procession

Funeral procession

A funeral procession is a procession, usually in motor vehicles or by foot, from a Funeral Home or church or other place of worship to the cemetery. The deceased is usually transported in a hearse, while family and friends follow in their vehicles. In earlier times horse-drawn vehicles were used or in poorer societies a group of men would carry the deceased on a bier accompanied by a procession of people.

Definition of funeral procession in the English dictionary

The definition of funeral procession in the dictionary is a procession of vehicles on their way to a funeral, usually including the body in a hearse followed by friends and family in vehicles behind.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FUNERAL PROCESSION


adoption
əˈdɒpʃ ən
colonization
ˌkɒlənaɪˈzeɪʃ ən
connexion
kəˈnɛkʃ ən
cremation
krɪˈmeɪʃ ən
decomposition
ˌdiːkɒmpəˈzɪʃ ən
dehydration
ˌdiːhaɪˈdreɪʃ ən
depletion
dɪˈpliːʃ ən
devastation
ˌdɛvəˈsteɪʃ ən
disruption
dɪsˈrʌpʃ ən
dissemination
dɪˌsɛmɪˈneɪʃ ən
egression
ɪˈɡrɛʃ ən
encryption
ɪnˈkrɪpʃ ən
eruption
ɪˈrʌpʃ ən
escalation
ˌɛskəˈleɪʃ ən
evacuation
ɪˌvækjʊˈeɪʃ ən
evaporation
ɪˌvæpəˈreɪʃ ən
exemption
ɪɡˈzɛmpʃ ən
exploitation
ˌɛksplɔɪˈteɪʃ ən
fabrication
ˌfæbrɪˈkeɪʃ ən
fascination
ˌfæsɪˈneɪʃ ən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FUNERAL PROCESSION

funebre
funebrial
funemployment
Funen
funeral
funeral director
funeral home
funeral march
funeral oration
funeral parlour
funeral pyre
funeral service
funerary
funereal
funereally
funest
funfair
funfest
fungal
fungi

WORDS THAT END LIKE FUNERAL PROCESSION

admission
commission
compression
conversion
depression
discussion
emission
expression
impression
mission
obsession
passion
permission
possession
pression
profession
progression
session
submission
suppression
transmission

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

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Translation of «funeral procession» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FUNERAL PROCESSION

Find out the translation of funeral procession to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of funeral procession 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 procession» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

送葬
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cortejo fúnebre
570 millions of speakers

English

funeral procession
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शवयात्रा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جنازة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Траурная процессия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cortejo fúnebre
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শেষকৃত্যের মিছিল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cortège funèbre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perarakan pengebumian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Trauerzug
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

葬列
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

장례 행렬
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Prosesi pemakaman
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đám tang
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இறுதி ஊர்வலம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दफन मिरवणुका
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cenaze alayı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

corteo funebre
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kondukt pogrzebowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

траурна процесія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cortegiu funerar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νεκρική πομπή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stoet
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

begravningståg
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

begravelsesfølge
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of funeral procession

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FUNERAL PROCESSION»

The term «funeral procession» is regularly used and occupies the 75.526 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FUNERAL PROCESSION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about funeral procession

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Alexi Giannoulias
I remember when my father passed away, we drove the funeral procession past the bank so he could say one last goodbye. That's how much the bank meant to my father.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FUNERAL PROCESSION»

Discover the use of funeral procession in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to funeral procession and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Death and Dissection, Funeral Procession and Will, of ...
Revised, Corrected, Altered, Added To, and Considerably Amended, by the Author. ... With Some Original Observations on the Immediate Consequences of this Surprising Death; and an Address to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales .
‎1789
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An account of the death & funeral procession of ... ...
OF THE FUNERAL PROCESSION OF HIS LATE ROYAL HIGHNESS FREDERICK DUKE OF YORK AND OF ALBANY, TO THE ROYAL CHAFEL OF ST. GEORGE, AT WINDSOR, ON SATURDAY, THE gOTH JANUARY, 1827. At seven o'clock, ...
John Sykes, Frederick Augustus (duke of York and Albany.), 1827
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The order to be observed in the public funeral procession of ...
ORDER. OF. THE. PROCESSION. FROM WHITEHALL STAIRS TO THE ADMIRALTY, ON FOOT. Drums and Trumpets. A Pursuivant of Arms. The STANDARD, borne by a Captain, and supported by Two Lieutenants, of the Royal Navy.
‎1806
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The Death, Dissection, Will, and Funeral Procession of Mrs. ...
._r-'-:r<' THE DEATH me DISSECTIÞN, FUNERAL PROCESSION AND WILL, OF MRs. LEGENCYþ ' A mwxszn, CORRECTED, ALTERED, ADDED To, AND ' CONSLDERABLY AMENDED, BT THE AUTHOR. A Varlcty of NEW CHARACTERS ...
‎1789
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A Funeral Manual
There the funeral consisted of (1) the funeral procession from the house, (2) the singing of psalms, (3) the reading of Scripture, and (4) Communion. The distinctive mark of the Christian funeral procession was that of triumph expressed in the ...
Perry H. Biddle, Jr., 1994
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The Nile Mosaic of Palestrina: Early Evidence of Egyptian ...
APPENDIX 11 THE FUNERAL PROCESSION OF OSIRIS IN THE NILE MOSAIC ( Ch. IV, n. 130) Several larger and smaller processions formed part of the ritual of the Khoiak festival. At first sight the procession in the Nile Mosaic seems neatly ...
P. G. P. Meyboom, 1995
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The Death of a Christian: The Order of Christian Funerals
25 The Funeral Procession One of the most important traditional units of Christian burial had been the funeral procession. Where burial in the church compound followed immediately upon a short service of prayers at the church, the ...
Richard Rutherford, Tony Barr, 1980
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The Theatre of Death: The Ritual Management of Royal ...
English royal funeral ceremony from Mary, Queen of Scots to James I gives fascinating insight into the relationship between power and ritual at the renaissance court.
Jennifer Woodward, 1997
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University of California Publications in Education
o CD C- CO E-, If you meet a hearse, there will be a death in the family 4 1 1 (5 It is bad luck to let a funeral procession pass you 1 .... 1 2 It is bad luck to cross the street between the carriages of a funeral procession 3 14 It will cause a death in ...
University of California (1868-1952), 1920
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University of California Publications in Education
If you meet a hearse, there will be a death in the family It is bad luck to let a funeral procession pass you It is bad luck to cross the street between the carriages of a funeral procession ..................................... ......... .. It will cause a death in the ...
University of California, Berkeley, 1920

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FUNERAL PROCESSION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term funeral procession is used in the context of the following news items.
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Brigham City residents line streets to see Packer funeral procession
A mourner touches the casket of Mormon leader Boyd K. Packer during a memorial service at the Tabernacle, on Temple Square Fridayin Salt ... «The Herald Journal, Jul 15»
2
Woman who blasts use of fire trucks for funeral tells TV station we …
The video Appelgate posted of Wednesday's funeral procession for Colo Fire Chief Mark Farren, who died of cancer Sunday, now has almost ... «STATter911, Jul 15»
3
Schools honors Jersey City 8-year-old during funeral procession
The funeral procession for an 8-year-old boy fatally struck on Bostwick Avenue in Jersey City paused for a stirring tribute yesterday morning as ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»
4
Procession honors Flight for Life pilot Patrick Mahany
The funeral procession for Flight for Life pilot Patrick Mahany ended at St Anthony Summit Medical Center in Frisco. Mahany was taking off from ... «The Denver Channel, Jul 15»
5
Funeral procession planned for Midland Park's fallen police officer
Midland Park - Friends and family members of Christopher Birch, a member of the borough's police force who died July 6 in an accident on his ... «NorthJersey.com, Jul 15»
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Funeral procession planned Wednesday for Investigator Carlos Silva
Officers from Fairfax, Prince William, Alexandria, Arlington and Virginia State Police will form a funeral procession at approximately 10 a.m. to ... «Inside NoVA, Jul 15»
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Mock funeral procession held to remember Tony Robinson
Members of the Young Gifted & Black Coalition organized a mock funeral procession on the four month anniversary of Robinson's death. «WKOW, Jul 15»
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Funeral procession, service honor KPD's Lt. Robert Hembree
(WBIR) - The Knoxville community is paying its respects Friday to a police lieutenant who died unexpectedly this week. Lt. Robert Hembree was ... «WBIR-TV, Jul 15»
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Thousands attend funeral procession for slain Palestinian teen
RAMALLAH, Palestine – Thousands of Palestinians attended a funeral procession Friday for slain 17-year-old Mohammed al-Ksbeh, who was ... «Fulton News, Jul 15»
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Funeral procession escort dies after crash
BONITA — A motorcyclist crashed while escorting a funeral procession through Bonita and died at a hospital Tuesday, the California Highway ... «U-T San Diego, Jul 15»

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