Pertaining to a ceremony in honor of a deceased person: A funeral service is usually held in connection with the burial or cremation of those who have passed on from mortal existence.

1. A rite held to mark the burial or cremation of a corpse; especially, a ceremony held immediately before burial, or the placement of the urn containing the cremation ashes of someone who has died.
2. A procession of mourners following a dead body to its place of burial or cremation.
3. The ceremony or group of ceremonies held in connection with the burial or cremation of a dead person: There were several people who attended the funeral of Sam's neighbor.
4. An end, or a cessation, to the existence of something.
5. A source of concern or care: If Sharon doesn't complete this assignment, it will be her funeral."

A funeral director's conference with a family for the purpose of completing financial and service details of a funeral.

A mortuary where those who knew the deceased can come to pay their last respects.

Rituals surrounding the death of a human being and the subsequent disposition of the corpse.

Such rites may serve to mark the passage of a person from life into death, to secure the welfare of the dead, to comfort the living, and to protect the living from the dead.

A professional who prepares for a burial or other disposition of dead human bodies.

He supervises such burial or disposition, maintains a funeral establishment for such purposes, and counsels with survivors.

A building used for the purpose of embalming, arranging, and conducting funerals.

Someone whose business is the management of funerals; a mortician.

The receptacle, or container, in which the ashes of a dead person are placed after cremation.