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Definition of Funereal
1. Adjective. Suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial. "Hollow sepulchral tones"
Definition of Funereal
1. a. Suiting a funeral; pertaining to burial; solemn. Hence: Dark; dismal; mournful.
Definition of Funereal
1. Adjective. Of or relating to a funeral. ¹
2. Adjective. Similar to a funeral, such as dignified or solemn. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Funereal
1. funerary [adj] - See also: funerary
Lexicographical Neighbors of Funereal
Literary usage of Funereal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Monuments of Upper Egypt: A Translation of the "Itinéraire de la Haute by Auguste Mariette (1890)
"Scenes relating to the bringing in of funereal gifts. ... These are what our
inscription calls " the funereal gifts." The pictures relating to the bringing ..."
2. The five great monarchies of the ancient Eastern world; or, The history by George Rawlinson (1871)
"funereal urn, from ... sepulchres.8 Among the most elegant are the funereal (?)
urns discovered by shaped, with a small opening at top, a short and very ..."
3. A History of Ancient Sculpture by Lucy Myers Wright Mitchell (1883)
"funereal Character of Sculptures. — Oldest Statues from Gizeh.— Lifelike- ness
of Statues from this Age, and General Characteristics. — Ra-hotep and Nefert. ..."
4. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1887)
"was deserted, the oracle had been reduced to silence, and the holy ground was
profaned by the introduction of Christian and funereal rites. ..."
5. Songs for the Sanctuary: Or, Hymns and Tunes for Christian Worship by Charles S. Robinson (1872)
"funereal. 1 BLESSED arc the dead, Wlio die iu the | Lord from | henceforth : 2
... funereal. 1 BLESSED are the dead, who die in the | Lord from | henceforth ..."
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