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Definitions for FUNERAL HOME
fu·ner·al home

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. funeral home, funeral parlor, funeral parlour, funeral chapel, funeral church, funeral-residencenoun

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

GCIDE

  1. funeral homenoun

    An establishment, usually commercial, where the bodies of dead persons are prepared for viewing before burial or cremation; called also funeral parlor, mortuary, funeral chapel and informally, undertaker's. The body may or may not be preserved by embalming before viewing or burial, and in some cases the body is not exposed for viewing, though present in a casket. Often, some form of memorial service is held for the deceased at the funeral home, where friends and relatives may come to pay their respects to the dead, and express condolence to the family. The work of preparation of the body and many other arrangements related to the funeral and burial are carried out by an undertaker or mortician who manages the funeral home.

Wiktionary

  1. funeral homenoun

    A mortuary where the friends and relatives of the deceased may attend a wake, or pay their last respects

  2. Etymology: funeral + home

Wikipedia

  1. Funeral home

    A funeral home, funeral parlor or mortuary, is a business that provides burial and funeral services for the dead and their families. These services may include a prepared wake and funeral, and the provision of a chapel for the funeral.

ChatGPT

  1. funeral home

    A funeral home is a business that provides various services related to the planning, organizing, and conducting of funerals. These services can include, but are not limited to, the preparation and embalming of bodies, conducting burial or cremation services, organizing memorial services, and managing necessary paperwork such as death certificates. Funeral homes often have facilities to accommodate viewings or wakes and may offer services such as grief counseling as well.

Wikidata

  1. Funeral home

    A funeral home, funeral parlor or mortuary, is a business that provides burial and funeral services for the dead and their families. These services may include a prepared wake and funeral, and the provision of a chapel for the funeral.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of FUNERAL HOME in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of FUNERAL HOME in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of FUNERAL HOME in a Sentence

  1. Reese Taylor:

    We were used to doing between the three about 50 funerals a month, now we are doing about 80, 90, even 100, our funeral home in west Texas has been 90 percent COVID-19 related passings. Here in the hill country, I would say bout 30-40 percent have been COVID-related.

  2. Antonio Basco:

    If Perches Funeral Home wasn't for all of these people, I don't know how I would make Perches Funeral Home.

  3. Knox County:

    As the Sheriff of Knox County and a Veteran, I am honored to provide Mynatt Funeral Home with an escort as they transport Staff Sgt. Ryan Knauss from Knoxville to the receiving funeral home in Alexandria. This young man deserves our honor, and respect as he sacrificed his life in service to our country, an escort is the least we can do to show our gratitude.

  4. Judy Hinson:

    She looked the most beautiful I had ever seen her on that night, when we saw her again it was in a funeral home.

  5. Joseph Ledinh grandfather:

    Every funeral home in New Jersey had the same product, hillenbrand, Matthews International and Aurora controlled the market. It was frustrating, but there was nothing we could do -- we had to buy that day.


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