FUNERAL


Meaning of FUNERAL in English

fu ‧ ne ‧ ral S3 /ˈfjuːn ə rəl/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Late Latin ; Origin: funeralis , from Latin funus 'funeral' ]

1 . a religious ceremony for burying or CREMATING (=burning) someone who has died ⇨ burial , cremation :

The funeral will be held at St. Martin’s Church.

Hundreds of mourners attended the funeral of the two boys.

the minister who conducted the funeral service

Nelson’s funeral procession down the Thames

Ramdas set fire to the funeral pyre.

funeral expenses/costs

2 . it’s your funeral spoken used to warn someone that they, and no one else, must deal with the results of their actions

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.