n. & adj.
--n.
1. a the burial or cremation of a dead person with its ceremonies. b a burial or cremation procession. c US a burial or cremation service.
2 sl. one's (usu. unpleasant) concern (that's your funeral).
--attrib.adj. of or used etc. at a funeral (funeral oration).
Phrases and idioms:
funeral director an undertaker. funeral parlour (US home) an establishment where the dead are prepared for burial or cremation. funeral pile (or pyre) a pile of wood etc. on which a corpse is burnt. funeral urn an urn holding the ashes of a cremated body.
Etymology: ME f. OF funeraille f. med.L funeralia neut. pl. of LL funeralis f. L funus -eris funeral: (adj.) OF f. L funeralis