Funeral+rite
51obsequy — /ob si kwee/, n., pl. obsequies. Usually, obsequies. a funeral rite or ceremony. [1350 1400; ME obseque < MF < LL obsequiae, alter. (by confusion with exsequiae funeral rites) of obsequia, pl. of L obsequium; see OBSEQUIOUS] * * * …
52pyre — /puyeur/, n. 1. a pile or heap of wood or other combustible material. 2. such a pile for burning a dead body, esp. as part of a funeral rite, as in India. [1650 60; < L pyra < Gk pyrá hearth, funeral pile] * * * …
53obsequy — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. funeral rite, ceremony, service. see eulogy, funeral …
54obsequy — ob•se•quy [[t]ˈɒb sɪ kwi[/t]] n. pl. quies Usu., obsequies. a funeral rite or ceremony • Etymology: 1350–1400; < MF < LL obsequiae, alter. (by confusion with exsequiae funeral rites) of obsequia. See obsequious …
55pyre — [[t]paɪər[/t]] n. 1) a pile or heap of wood or other combustible material 2) such a pile for burning a dead body, esp. as part of a funeral rite • Etymology: 1650–60; < L pyra < Gk pyrá funeral pyre, der. ofpŷr fire …
56obsequy — /ˈɒbsəkwi/ (say obsuhkwee) noun (plural obsequies) (usually plural) a funeral rite or ceremony. {Middle English obsequies, from Medieval Latin obsequiae, plural, (Latin exsequiae) funeral rites} …
57exequy — ˈeksəkwē noun (plural exequies) Etymology: Middle English exequies, exequise, singular & plural, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French exequies, plural, from Latin exequiae, exsequiae, plural, from exequi, exsequi to follow, perform, execute …
58pyre — noun Etymology: Latin pyra, from Greek, from pyr fire more at fire Date: 1587 a combustible heap for burning a dead body as a funeral rite; broadly a pile of material to be burned < a pyre of dead leaves > …
59Ray Hnatyshyn — Infobox Governor General honorific prefix = The Right Honourable name = Ramon John Hnatyshyn honorific suffix = PC CC CMM CD QC FRHSC ( hc ) LLD (Sask, hc ) LLD (Mem, hc ) LLD (Sask) BA (Alb, hc ) BA (Sask) order = 24th office = Governor General… …
60Tamang — Tamangs are mainly found in the districts of Rasuwa, Sindhupalchok, Kavrepalanchok, Makwanpur, Nuwakot, Dhading, Ramechhap, Dolkha , Sindhuli, Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and Lalitpur. The census of 1991 places their population at 4.9% of the national… …
