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Funeral

Ceremony for servicing, celebrating, and remembering the life of a deceased person.

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Funeral

burial

Personal life; Funeral

Placing of a dead body in an underground chamber - earth burial- interment.

apportionment

Personal life; Funeral

Dividing cremated remains for separate disposition such as putting some in an urn, spreading some on the sea or at a favorite location.

apprentice

Personal life; Funeral

A person learning the funeral business under the supervision of a licensed director.

niche

Personal life; Funeral

Hollowed out space in a wall made to place urns containing cremated remains.

mortuary science

Personal life; Funeral

That part of the funeral service profession dealing with the proper preparation of the body for final disposition.

minister's room

Personal life; Funeral

A room in the funeral home set aside for the clergyman wherein he can robe and make any last minute preparations for the funeral service.

morgue

Personal life; Funeral

A place to where bodies found dead are removed and exposed pending identification by relatives.

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