Bible Dictionaries
Funeral

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) A funeral sermon; - usually in the plural.

(2):

(n.) The solemn rites used in the disposition of a dead human body, whether such disposition be by interment, burning, or otherwise; esp., the ceremony or solemnization of interment; obsequies; burial; - formerly used in the plural.

(3):

(n.) The procession attending the burial of the dead; the show and accompaniments of an interment.

(4):

(n.) Per. taining to a funeral; used at the interment of the dead; as, funeral rites, honors, or ceremonies.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Funeral'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​f/funeral.html. 1828.