Download the app
educalingo
funeral service

Meaning of "funeral service" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF FUNERAL SERVICE

ˈfjuːn ərəl ˈsɜːvɪs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FUNERAL SERVICE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Funeral service 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 SERVICE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Funeral

A funeral is a ceremony for celebrating, respecting, sanctifying, or remembering the life of a person who has died. Funerary customs comprise the complex of beliefs and practices used by a culture to remember the dead, from interment itself, to various monuments, prayers, and rituals undertaken in their honor. Customs vary widely between cultures, and between religious affiliations within cultures. The word funeral comes from the Latin funus, which had a variety of meanings, including the corpse and the funerary rites themselves. Funerary art is art produced in connection with burials, including many kinds of tombs, and objects specially made for burial with a corpse.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FUNERAL SERVICE

Davies · Davis · mavis · Nevis · novice · pelvis · service · vis

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FUNERAL SERVICE

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE FUNERAL SERVICE

advice · civil service · community service · courier service · customer service · dating service · express delivery service · health service · in-service · information service · memorial service · military service · news service · pizza delivery service · public service · refuse disposal service · room service · secret service · self-service · shuttle service · social service

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

SYNONYMS

Translation of «funeral service» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF FUNERAL SERVICE

Find out the translation of funeral service to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of funeral service 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 service» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

殡葬服务
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

servicio fúnebre
570 millions of speakers
en

English

funeral service
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

अंतिम संस्कार सेवा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مراسم الجنازة
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

Отпевание
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

serviço de funeral
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

অন্ত্যেষ্টিক্রিয়া সেবা
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

service funèbre
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Perkhidmatan pengebumian
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Trauerfeier
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

葬儀
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

장례 서비스
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Layanan panguburan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dịch vụ tang lễ
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

இறுதிச் சேவை
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

दफन सेवा
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

cenaze Servisi
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

servizio funebre
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

usługi pogrzebowe
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

відспівування
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

serviciu de înmormântare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νεκρώσιμη ακολουθία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

begrafnisdiens
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

begravning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

begravelse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of funeral service

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FUNERAL SERVICE»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of funeral service
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «funeral service».

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

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FUNERAL SERVICE»

Discover the use of funeral service in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to funeral service and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Funeral Manual
This book features the new Presbyterian liturgy 'The Funeral: A Service of Witness to the Resurrection.
Perry H. Biddle, Jr., 1994
2
Funeral, Memorial and Thanksgiving Services: Creative ideas ...
Arising out of many year's experience of helping to lead local church worship and counselling work in a children's hospice, this is the first of three new volumes that focuses on the occasions when many non-churchgoers visit a church: for ...
Jan Brind, Tessa Wilkinson, 2008
3
Funeral Service for Jesus, He Is Not Here: A Service for ...
This is accomplished by conducting a funeral service for Jesus following the format for a contemporary funeral service in a local church. A casket should be placed at the front of the church. It should be closed and locked so no one can open it.
Roy Caudill, 1997
4
Does This Mean You'll See Me Naked?: A Funeral Director ...
A funeral director reflects on 30 years of serving the living and the deceased while providing us with a behind-the-scenes story told with both empathy and humor.
Robert Webster, 2007
5
Funeral Service Merchandising: An Introductory Text for Students
"The purpose of this book is to help the student of funeral service gain a complete understanding of the products she or he will 'sell' in the course of her or his career."--Introduction.
Phillip R. DeArmond, 2003
6
Knight Templar Funeral Service
As adopted by the Grand Encampment of KT in 1931.
Anonymous, 1998
7
Memorial : Aunt Lizzie Aiken : with sketch of her life, ...
service, Mr. F. S. Atherton, who is a nephew of "Aunt Lizzie," read a statement to the church announcing her will, in which she gives to her beloved church, as an endowment, an amount that was said to exceed $3,000. As remarked by her ...
‎1906
8
The New Guidebook for Pastors
He went into the family room at the funeral home or the parlor at the church just before the funeral service and met each family member personally, going through the list of names on the obituary to make sure he knew how to pronounce their ...
James W. Bryant, Mac Brunson, 2007
9
Accompany Them with Singing: The Christian Funeral
Reviews the beliefs, customs, and rituals associated with Christian funerals; discusses the growing acceptance of cremation and memorial services; and explains how to plan a spiritually meaningful funeral service.
Thomas G. Long, 2009
10
Discourse [on 1 Cor. ch. 12] delivered at the funeral ...
DISCOURSE DELIVERED AT THE FUNERAL SERVICE OI" THE LATE JOHN NENNINGER, \VHICH TOOK PLACE IN THE CATHEDRAL OF BALTIMORE, MARCH 14, 1839; on WHICH OCCASION,THE msmnmns or THE CHOIR ...
Charles Ignatius WHITE, John NENNINGER, 1839

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FUNERAL SERVICE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term funeral service is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Thousands attend David Masondo's funeral (gallery)
People of South Africa have come in numbers to celebate the life of legendary musician David Masondo at his funeral service in Hammarsdale ... «Citizen, Jul 15»
2
FUNERAL/SERVICE DIRECTORY
Harold W. Hough, 75, of Clarkston - 10 a.m. funeral service, Merchant Funeral Home, 1000 Seventh St., Clarkston. A celebration of life and ... «Lewiston Morning Tribune, Jul 15»
3
Funeral service: Serbia Prime Minister chased away with stones at …
Serbia's PM Aleksandar Vucic has been chased away by stone-throwing protesters from a ceremony marking the 20th anniversary of the ... «Pulse.com.gh, Jul 15»
4
Big Sky Cremations & Twitchell Funeral Service notices for July 12 …
STUBSTEN, Doris, 84, of Helena, passed away on July 10, 2015. Services are pending. To offer condolences or to share a story about Doris ... «Helena Independent Record, Jul 15»
5
Funeral Services
TWIN FALLS | Vera Louise Bissell Wilson of Twin Falls, funeral at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 14, at Demaray Funeral Service, Gooding Chapel; ... «Twin Falls Times-News, Jul 15»
6
Tragic shooting couple to have joint funeral service
The funeral service at the Clifton Drive-based church will start at 1pm, followed by a service for family and close friends at Lytham Park ... «Blackpool Gazette, Jul 15»
7
Funeral service this weekend for Buckhorn graduate hailed as hero
Fletcher's funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Fellowship of Faith Church at 3703 North Memorial Parkway in Huntsville. The Rev. «AL.com, Jul 15»
8
Phil Walsh remembered at private funeral service ahead of …
A private funeral service has been held in Adelaide for Crows coach Phil Walsh who died last week. His 26-year-old son Cy is facing a murder ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
9
Funeral service for Tunisian terror victims to be broadcast outside …
The funeral service for a Bankfoot couple killed in the Tunisian terrorist attack will be relayed via loudspeaks to the crowd outside on Monday. «The Courier, Jul 15»
10
Oakey's offers funeral service for families without home church or …
Oakey's Funeral Service & Crematory announces they will be including a new feature to their list of services to better meet the needs of families. «Roanoke Times, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Funeral service [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/funeral-service>. Apr 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
EN