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NBE/MO Funeral Service State Board Exams > Funeral Directing > Flashcards

Funeral Directing Flashcards

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Acknowledgment cards

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Thank you cards

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Acolyte

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An altar attendant

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Adaptive funeral rite

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A funeral rite that is adjusted to the knees and once those directly involved

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Aftercare

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Those appropriate and helpful acts of counseling, personal and/or written contact that come after the funeral

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Al-Ghusl/Ghusl

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Practical and ceremonial washing of a deceased Muslim

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Alkaline hydrolysis

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The reduction of a dead human body to essential elements through a water-based dissolution process, using alkaline chemicals, heat, agitation, and pressure to accelerate natural decomposition; the process of the hydromassage remains after removal from the alkaline hydrolysis vessel; placement of the process remains in a hydrolyze container; and release of the hydrolyzed remains to an appropriate part. Alkaline hydrolysis is a form of final disposition.

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Allah

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In the Islam, faith, the name of God

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Alter

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An elevated place or structure on which sacrifices are offered or at which religious rights are performed
- In the Christian faith, a table on which the Eucharist or holy communion is offered

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Apostille

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Certification/legalization of a document for international use
(Under the terms of the 1961 Hague convention)

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Archbishop

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In the Roman catholic church, the head of an archdiocese

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Aron

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Hebrew meaning container; a casket made entirely of wood with no metal parts

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Arrangement conference

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The meeting between the funeral practitioner, and the client family, during which funeral arrangements are discussed, and may refer to preneed or at need situations

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At need

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When a death has occurred

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Bishop

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Leader of multiple churches, in a particular denomination; in the Roman catholic faith, the head of the diocese; in the latter day, Saints, faith, Bishop of the word is leader of a single congregation

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Bonze

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The title of the Buddhist priest

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Book of dates

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A term used in the Buddhist faith to describe a calendar that is used to determine an accurate time for cascading the deceased, services and disposition

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Brother

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In the Roman catholic faith, a man who is a member of a religious order without being ordained

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Brotherhood

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Relating to a social or religious organization

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Burial/interment

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The act of placing the dead human body in the ground

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Burial transit permit/disposition permit

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A legal document, issued by a governmental agency, authorizing transportation, and or disposition of a dead human body

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Calling hours/visitation/visiting hours

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Time set aside for friends and relatives to pay respect for the deceased prior to the funeral service

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Cantor

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A religious figure who assist the clergy; one who assists the rabbi in the Jewish faith; or one who assist the priest in the eastern orthodox faith

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Cardinal

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In the Roman catholic faith, bishops, who have the right to participate in a papal election

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Cash advance/accommodation/cash disbursement

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An item obtained from a third-party and paid for by the funeral provider on the purchasers behalf

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Casket

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A rigid container, which is designed for the encasement of human remains in which is usually constructive would, metal, fiberglass, plastic, or like metal, and ornamented and lined with fabric

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Casket bearer/pallbearer

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One who actively bears, or carry the casket during the funeral service, and at the committal service

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Cause of death

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Diseases/illnesses, or complications that resulted in death

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Celebrant

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  • A person who designs in officiates a personalized ceremony or rite;
  • the efficient who celebrates the mass in the Roman Catholic Church
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Cemetery

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An area of ground set aside and dedicated for the final disposition of dead human remains

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Cemetery Tent

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A portable shelter employed to cover the grave area during a committal

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Certified copy of a death certificate

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A legal copy of the original death certificate

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Chancel

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  • The portion of the church surrounding the altar, usually enclosing the clergy
  • Area behind the altar or communion rail
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Chaplain

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A person chosen to conduct religious exercises for the military, an institution, or fraternal organization

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Chevrah Kadisha

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  • Hebrew meaning “ holy society”
  • A group of men or women who care for the dead
  • May be referred to as washers
  • In the past, they took care of all funeral arrangements in preparation for Jewish funerals
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Christian burial certificate/Christian burial permit/priest lines

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A letter or form from a priest, stating the eligibility of the deceased for burial in a Roman Catholic cemetery

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Columbarium

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A structure, room or space in a mausoleum, or other building containing niches or recesses used to hold cremated remains

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Committal service

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The portion of the funeral conducted at the place of disposition of dead human remains

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Common carrier

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  • Any carrier required by law to convey passengers or freight without refusal if they approved fair or charge is paid
  • Airline, train, etc.
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Coroner

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Usually in elected office or without medical training, who is chief of duty is to investigate questionable deaths

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Cot

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A portable stretcher commonly employed in a transfer a vehicle for the moving of the deceased

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Cremated remains

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The result of the reduction of a dead body to an organic bone fragments by intense heat

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Cremation

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The reduction of a dead human body to inorganic bone fragments by intense heat in a specifically designed retort or chamber

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Crematory

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  • A furnace or report for cremating did human remains
  • A building that houses a retort
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Cross

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A Christian symbol without the corpus

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Crucifier/cross bearer

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One who carries the crucifix or cross, during an ecclesiastical procession

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Crucifix

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A cross, with a figure or image represents in the body of Christ (corpus)

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Crypt

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A chamber in a mausoleum, of sufficient size, generally used to contain the casketed remains of a deceased person

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Deacon

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A subordinate officer in a Christian church

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Death certificate

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A legal document, containing vital statistics, decomposition, and final medical information pertaining to the deceased

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Death notice

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  • A newspaper item publicizing the death of a person and giving service details
  • In some parts of the United States, it can contain the same information as an obituary
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Deceased

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A dead human body

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Dentures

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False teeth

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Department of Veterans Affairs/ VA

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A federal agency, that administers benefits provided for veterans of the armed forces

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Diocese

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In the Roman catholic faith, a geographical grouping of parishes under the jurisdiction of a bishop

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Direct cremation

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Disposition of human remains by cremation, without formal viewing, visitation or ceremony with the deceased present

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Direct disposition

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Any method of disposition of the dead human remains without formal viewing, visitation, or ceremony with the deceased present

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Dismissal

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Procedures or invitation intended to facilitate an organized departure

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Divine liturgy

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Liturgical celebration of the Eucharist in the eastern orthodox churches

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Ecclesiastic

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Pertaining to the church or clergy

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Elegy

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Song or poem expressing sorrow or lamentation for the dead

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Elder

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Governing officer of a church, often having pastoral or teaching functions; specific duties dependent upon various denominations

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El Malei Rachamin/ Malei

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In the Jewish faith, a memorial service
- Literally means “God full of compassion”
- usually the last prayer of the funeral service

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Entombment

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The placing of remains in a crypt, or in a mausoleum

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Epitaph

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A commemorative inscription on a tomb or cemetery marker

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Escort

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A leader of the procession, or guardian of the group, such as a military, escort, police, escort, etc.

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Eucharist

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The consecrated elements of holy communion

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Eucharistic minister

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A lay person sanctioned to administer holy communion in other assigned tasks

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Eulogy

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Inauguration praising an individual usually after death

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Final commendation

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In the Roman catholic faith, the ending portion of the funeral mass

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First call

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When the funeral establishment received notification of death

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First viewing/preview

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A private time for the family, to view the deceased prior to public visitation

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Forwarding remains

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  • required to be itemized on GPL
  • Transporting remains to another funeral home
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Foyer/narthex/Vestibule

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The entryway into a church, funeral establishment, or other public building; entrance hall

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Fraternal

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Relating to a social organization

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Funeral coach/hearse

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Specialty vehicle designed to transfer casketed remains

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Funeral procession

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The movement of vehicles from the place of the funeral, to the place of disposition

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Funeral Rite

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Any funeral event performed

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Funeral service

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The rites held at the time of disposition of human remains with the deceased present

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Gatha

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The first two and last two verses of a Buddhist hymn sung at the funeral service

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General price list/GPL

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  • A printed list of goods and services offered for sale by funeral providers with retail prices
  • is considered the Keystone of the funeral rule
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Genuflect

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The act of bending the right knee, as an indication of reverence, or as an act of humility

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Gratuity

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Gift or small sum of money tendered (tip) for a service provided

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Grave

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In excavation in the earth as a place for interment; an interment space

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Graveside service

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A ceremony or ritual religious or otherwise, conducted at the grave

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Grave straps

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Wedding, or similar material used for lowering the casket into the grave

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Green burial

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Disposition without the use of toxic chemicals or materials that are not readily biodegradable

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Green cemetery

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A place of interment that banned the use of metal caskets, toxic, embalming, and concrete bolts, and they also require the use of aesthetically natural monuments

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Green funeral

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Death cure that minimizes the use of energy in funeral service offerings/products and that banned the use of toxic or hazardous materials

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Guaranteed contract

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In agreement where the funeral establishment promises that the services in merchandise will be provided at the time of need for a sum, not exceeding the original amount of the contract, plus any accruals, regardless of the current price is associated with providing the services in merchandise at the time of the funeral

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Hesped

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A eulogy or true evaluation of the deceased life that is a part of a Jewish funeral service

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Holy water

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Water blessed by a priest

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Home funeral

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If funeral that takes place within the residence of the deceased and was commonly done in the United States until the mid-20th century

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Honorarium

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Compensation or recognition for service performed

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Honorary casket bears/honorary pallbearers

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Friends of the family or members of an organization or group, who act as an escort or honor guard for the deceased
They do not carry the casket

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Humanist funeral

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A funeral rite that is devoid of religious connotations

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Icon

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In the eastern orthodox faith, a holy picture
Usually mosaic or painted on wood

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Iconostasis/Iconostas/Iconostation

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The partition that extends across the front of an eastern orthodox church separating the sanctuary from the solea

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Imam

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In the Islam faith, the leader of the local congregation

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Immediate burial

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Disposition of human remains by burial without formal viewing, visitation or ceremony with the deceased present, except for a graveside service

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Informant

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One who supplies vital statistics information about the deceased

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Initial notification of death

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The first contact a funeral establishment receives regarding a death

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Inter

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To bury in the ground

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Inurnment

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Placing remains in an urn or place in cremated remains in a niche or grieve

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Irrevocable contract

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In agreement for funeral funeral services, which cannot be terminated or canceled prior to the death of the beneficiary

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Islam

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The religion of Muslims that begin at the time of Muhammad
- Muslims believe that Islam stands for purity, peace, submission to God’s (Allah’s) will, and obedience to his laws

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Jinazah

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In the Islam faith, the funeral or a funeral prayer

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Kaddish

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In the Jewish faith, a prayer recited for the deceased by the direct mourners for the first time at the conclusion of the interment service
- It is subsequently recited by children for parents at every service or 11 months on the yahreits
- All other mourners have the obligation to say the Kaddish for 30 days

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Kafan

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Burial garments utilized by Muslims

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Kin

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One’s blood relatives (legally the surviving spouse is not kin)

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Kingdom hall

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The worship facility for Jehovah’s Witnesses

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Kippah/yarmulke/Yamaka

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In the Jewish faith, the skullcap worn by males at temple and funeral services

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Kneeler/prayer real/ prie dieu

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A small bench placed in front of the casket, or earn to allow a person to kneel for prayer

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Koran (Quran)

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The holy book of the Islamic faith revealed to Mohammed by the angel Gabriel

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Kriah

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Hebrew term meaning rendering or tearing; a symbol of grief; a tear in the upper corner of the garment or a tear in a symbolic ribbon which is worn by the survivors

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Last Kiss

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Physical contact with the deceased and the Icon during the final pass by the casket

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Levaya

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In the Jewish faith, the funeral procession

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Liturgical

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Eucharist Centered Worship
A prescribed manner or form of worship specific to a particular denomination which will have the Eucharist or Holy Communion as its central element

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Lot

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A subdivision in a cemetery which consists of several graves or interment spaces

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Lowering Device

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A mechanical device used to lower a casket into the ground

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Madura-gyo

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Traditionally, in the Buddhist faith, a bedside prayer which may be performed by the Bonze just before funeral arrangements are made

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Manner of Death

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The mode of death, such as accident, homicide, natural, suicide, or unknown

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Masjid (Mosque)

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Local Islamic religious facility containing no icons, statutes, symbols, pews, chairs, or musical instruments

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Mass

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The liturgical celebration of the Eucharist in the Roman Catholic Church

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Mass Card

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Of the written request for a Mass for a specific intention

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Mausoleum

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A building containing crypts or vaults for entombment

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Mecca

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The holiest city in the Islamic faith; Muslims are buried facing this city

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Medical Examiner

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A forensically-trained physician who investigated questionable or unattended deaths (has replaced the coroner in some jurisdictions)

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Memorial Book/Register Book

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A book signed by those attending a visitation or service

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Memorial Folder/Service Folder

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A pamphlet made available at the funeral service giving details about the deceased and the funeral arrangements

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Memorial Gathering

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A scheduled assembly of family and friends following a death without the deceased present

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Memorial Park

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A cemetery, or section of a cemetery, with only flush to the ground type markers

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Memorial Service

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Funeral Rites without the remains present

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Menorah

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In the Jewish faith. A candelabrum with a central stem bearing seven candles; the oldest symbol in Judaism

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Military Escort

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Military personnel assigned to accompany remains following an active duty death

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Star of David/ Mogen David

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In the Jewish faith, a hexagram formed by the combination of two triangles. May be called the Jewish Star. It symbolizes a new hope for the Jewish People

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Mohammed/Muhammad

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  • A prophet of the Islam religion born in 571 CE
  • Considered by Muslims to be God’s messenger but he is not worshipped or considered devine
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Monsignor

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An honorary title conferred upon a Roman Catholic priest

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National Cemetery

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A cemetery created and maintained under an act of Congress for burial of veterans of military service and their eligible family members

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Nave

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the seating or auditorium section of a church

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Niche

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A recess or space in a columbarium used for the permanent placing of cremated remains

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Nirvana

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The Buddhist idea of heavenly peace or Pure Land

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Non-guaranteed Contact

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An agreement in which the funeral establishment promises to apply the amount pre-paid plus any accruals to the balance due. However, the cost of the funeral will be based upon the current price for services and merchandise at the time death occurs

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Nun/Sister

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In the Roman Catholic faith, a woman who is a member of a religious order, especially one bound by vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience

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Obituary

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Traditionally, a news item concerning the death of a person which usually contains a biological sketch.
Can appear in media other than newspapers such as online sources and service programs. Is sometimes used interchangeably with death notice or funeral notice

NBE/MO Funeral Service State Board Exams (24 decks)

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