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Acknowledgment/Thank You Cards

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Cards of recognition sent to friends for kindness shown to a deceased’s family. Special cards can be made for priest, pallbearers, clergy.

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Aanspreeckers

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City officials
New Amsterdam Dutch
Hired to invite people to funerals.

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Acolyte

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An altar attendant

Minor Rank

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Adaptive Funeral Rite

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A funeral rite that adjusted to the needs and wants of those involved.
Suits the trends of the time.

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Administrator/Administratrix

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A man/woman appointed by the court to settle the estate of a deceased person.

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Advance Directives

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Documents such as DNR (do not resuscitate) and living wills.

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After Service Call

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A call made on the surviving relatives after the funeral service by the funeral director or by the assistant.

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Algor Mortis

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The cooling of the body immediately after death to room temperature and temporary stiffening of the muscles.

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Altar

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An elevated place or structure on which sacrifices are offered or at which religious rites are performed.

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Ambulance

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Automotive vehicle especially constructed to transport injured, sick or incapacitated persons.

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Ambulatory

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Aisle round an apse.

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American Board of Funeral Service Education

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Agency/organization with responsibility to accredit colleges and programs of mortuary science/funeral service education.

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Anatomical/Organ Donation

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A gift of one’s body or internal organs for transplantation or medical research and education.

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Anticipatory Grief

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A syndrome characterized by the presence of grief in anticipation of death or loss.

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Apprenticeship/Intern/Resident Trainee

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A person registered for instruction in embalming and/or funeral directing under the supervision of an authorized licensed embalmer and/or funeral director.

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Apse

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The vaulted wall at the back (behind the altar) or some churches.

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Arrangement Conference

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Initial meeting between funeral director and customer.

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Arrangement Form

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A printed form the funeral director uses in planning the details of a funeral service with the family or friends of the deceased.

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Arrangement Room

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A private room in the funeral home used specifically for the funeral director and the family to make funeral and financial arrangements.

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Aspirate

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Process of withdrawing fluids and gases from the body cavities.

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Automobile List

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A list of automobiles used in the cortege showing the names of the occupants and position in the cortege.

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Autopsy/Post Mortem Examination/Necropsy

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The medical dissection of a remains for the purpose of ascertaining the cause of death through examination of the various body parts.

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Basic Services of Funeral Director and Staff

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Basic charge to each family which the funeral home assesses for their professional expertise in assisting the family.

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Beneficiary

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The person to whom the proceeds of a life insurance policy are payable. A person given property by a will.

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Bequest

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A gift of personal property in a will.

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Bequeath

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To give via a will, to pass on.

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Bereave

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To be deprive of something valuable or beloved as by death. Also to take by force.

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Bereave(D) noun

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The immediate family of the deceased. Suffering from grief upon the death of a loved one.

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Bereavement

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That event producing acute deprivation due to the death of one that emotional capital has been invested.

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Bier/Catafalque

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A framework for supporting a remains or casket.

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Blessed Candles

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Candles used for religious rites which have been previously blessed by a priest.

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Boutonniere

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A button-hole flower.

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Brain Death

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A condition that results when the brain ceases to be conscious and the body operates only as a result of mechanical assistance. No brain waves, movements, or responses to stimuli.

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Burial (Ground Burial)

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To inter in the ground.

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Side by Side

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Ground burial where the caskets of two related individuals are placed side by side.

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Double-Depth

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Ground burial where the caskets of two related individuals are placed on top of each other in a double depth vault.

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Burial Ground

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A cemetery. In America, it usually refers to a cemetery containing the remains of Native Americans.

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Burial-Transit Permit

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A legal paper issued by the local government authorizing disposition and transportation of dead human bodies.

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Burial Garments

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Wearing apparel made especially for the dead. Shroud.

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Burial Insurance

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An insurance policy in which the principal is paid in a funeral service and merchandise rather than cash.

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Burial Site

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A place for disposal of burial remains, including various forms of encasement and platform burials that are not excavated in the ground.

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Burial Vault

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Outside enclosure. Protects casket from water in the grave. Originally made to prevent grave robberies.

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Cadaver

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A body used for scientific study and dissection.

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Cairn

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A mound of stones marking a burial place.

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Calcination

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Cremation from direct heat rather than direct flames.

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Call

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Industry term for funeral

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Candelabrum

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A large ornamental candle stick holder with several branches. Each supporting a candle.

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Cannibalism

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Eating ones own species.

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Casket

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From the french word meaning container for something valuable. Designed for encasement of human remains. Wood, metal, fiberglass.

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Casket Bearers

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Individuals whose duty is to carry the casket when necessary during funeral service. In some countries these people are hired. Often times they are close to deceased.

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Honorary Casket Bearers

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Act as an escort or honor guard of the deceased. Honorary casket bearers do not carry the casket.

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Casket Coach/Funeral Coach/Hearse

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A motor vehicle designed and used for the transportation of casketed human remains.

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Casketing

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Placing of the body in the casket upon completion of embalming, dressing, cosmo.

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Casket Manufacturers Association

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Organization of the casket manufacturers intended to facilitate sharing of information.

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Casket Piece

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Usually a floral arrangement placed on the casket.

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Casket Rack

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A device which allows caskets to be placed on on top of the other for display purposes.

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Casket Standard

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A bier.

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Casket Veil

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A silk or net transparent covering for the casket for the purpose of keeping flies and other insects from the remains.

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Catacombs

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An underground cemetery of rooms or galleries.

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Celebrant

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The officiant who celebrates the mass.

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Cemetery

Memorial Park

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Area set aside for dead human remains.

No upright stones.

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Cenotaph

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“an empty tomb”. A monument put up in memory but no body.

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Cerecloth

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Fabrics used to cover corpse soaked in adhesive to hold it close.

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Certified Copy of Death Certificate

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A legal copy of the original death certificate.

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Chancel

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The place about the altar of the church. Does not include the altar.

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Chapel

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A building or an area of a building in which services are conducted.

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Chaplain

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An ecclesiastic attached to the chapel of an institution.

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Charnel (House)

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A place for storing bones or corpses.

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Choir

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The part of a cruciform church left of the crossing.

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Christian Burial Permit

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A letter from a priest stating the eligibility of a deceased person for funeral rites of the Roman Catholic Church.

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Church Truck

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Collapsable portable bier

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Cinerarium

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Place for storing ashes, kept in jars or urns.

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Clientele

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Those who seek professional help and advice.

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Code of Ethics

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Self imposed rules of conduct specific to the group only.

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Codicil

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An addition or qualification of a last will or testament.

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Coffin

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out modern term for casket.

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Columbarium

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A room or other space containing niches, or recesses, used to contain cremated remains.

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Committal Service

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Portion of a funeral service which is conducted at the place of interment. At cemetery.

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Contumulation

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The sharing of a grave or a tomb.

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Coroner

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Investigates a death when the question of accident, suicide, or homicide may be evident. Public office who may or may not be an MD.

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Corpse

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From the latin word meaning simply “body”. A dead human body.

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Corpus Christi

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A cross with the image of Christ attached, a crucifix.

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Cortege

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A procession.

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Cosmetology

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Use of cosmetics to restore life like appearance to deceased.

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Cot

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A portable stretcher.

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Cremains

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Cremated human remains.

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Cremation

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Method of disposing dead body via fire.

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Cremation Association of North America

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International organization of cremationists, funeral directors, consultants. Founded to promote cremation as a modern, safe and hygienic way.

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Cremationists

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People who advocate the practice of cremation.

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Cremation Permit

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Certificate issued by a local government, giving their permission for cremation of deceased.

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Cremation Society

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A memorial or burial group focusing on cremations.

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Cremator

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The individual who actually places the body into the retort and removes the residue.

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Crematory

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A furnace or retort for cremating a dead human body.

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Cross

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An emblem of the church consisting of two plain bars at right angles to each other.

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Crucifer

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One who carries the processional cross.

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Crucifix

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A cross with the Corpus Christi.

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Cryogenics

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Study of low temperatures. Preserving humans until a time when they can be resuscitated. In some science fiction.

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Crypt

Single Crypt
Companion Crypt
Couch Crypt

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Underground vault usually beneath the church.

Burial Space for 1.
Burial Space designed for 2 caskets placed end to end.
Burial Space designed for 2 caskets placed side by side.

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Deanimate

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Die. Has to do with freezing.

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Death

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Physical life is gone. Absence of metabolism.

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Death Certificate

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A legal document showing vital statistical data pertaining to the deceased and cause of death of the deceased.

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Death Mask

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Cast made of face after death. Used in Ancient Rome by actors to play the dead.

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Death Notice/Funeral Notice

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The paid notice in the classified section of a newspaper publicizing the death of a person. Obit, Service Info.

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Death Rate/Mortality Rate

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Ratio of the number of deaths to the given population.

8.38 deaths/1,000 population.

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Death Rattle

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Noise made by dying person as breath passes through mucuse when the cough reflex is lost.

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Deceased

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One in whom all physical life has ceased.

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Descansos

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Roadside crosses, as those erected when there is a car accident.

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Dewar

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Chamber for storing cryogenically preserved bodies.

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Direct Cremation

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No ceremonies with the bodies present.

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Direct Disposition

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Disposition of human remains without any rites or ceremonies.

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Direct Interment/Burial

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A very simple and inexpensive method of burial. Typically no viewing, no embalming, no viewing.

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Dirge

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Mournful musical composition, poem, or other work.

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Disinter/Exhume

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To remove from the grave or tomb.

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Display Room/Selection Room

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That portion of the funeral home which contains caskets and other funeral merchandise.

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Disposition

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The final resting place for the body or for cremated remains.

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Doedkammers

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Parlors built by the Dutch in American Colonies to have funerals with doors large enough to accommodate the pallbearers.

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Door Badge

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A crepe badge or floral design placed on the door indicating the death of an individual.

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Etiquette

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Conventional requirements as to social behavior, conduct, established in any class or community or for any occasion.

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Elegy

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A mournful poem or song of lamentation for the dead.

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Embalm

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The process of sanitizing, disinfecting and temporarily preserving a dead body by means of circulation fluid through arteries and veins.

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Embalmer

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One who preserves dead human bodies by injection of embalming fluid.

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Entombment

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Placement of the body in a casket above ground in a mausoleum.

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Epitaph

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A memorable inscription on a tomb or monument.

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Eschatology

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A branch dealing with the end of man or the world.

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Escort

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A motorized vehicle usually with lights, assists funeral processions safely through traffic.

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Ethics

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The moral code which guides the members of a profession in proper conduct.

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Eucharist

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Elements of holy communion.

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Eulogy

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A praising of an individual usually after their death.

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Euthanasia (active)

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The act or practice of painlessly putting to death a person suffering from terminal illness.

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Euthanasia (passive)

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The act of letting someone die, usually from terminal illness.

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Executor/Executrix

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A man/woman appointed by a will of a deceased person to carry out the provisions and settle the estate.

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Excarnation

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The use of animals to dispose of human remains or to strip off flesh.

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Exhumist

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One who removes the dead from the tomb or grave. In the past, they were called grave robbers.

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Family Car

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The car set aside for the use of the immediate family. Usually a limousine.

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Family Room

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That portion of the funeral home adjoining the service room designed for the privacy of the family.

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Featherman

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A person who followed a coffin carrying a feather board or tray. Looked like a large umbrella with black ostrich plumes.

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Feature

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Usually a statue or memorial within a specific cemetery garden made of marble, granite. Beautiful.

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Final Rites

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The funeral service.

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First call

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The initial visit of the funeral director to the place of death for the purpose of removing the deceased and securing essential information.

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First Call Car

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The automobile generally used for transporting un casketed human remains from the place of death to the mortuary. Usually funeral coach equipped with a cot.

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Flower Car

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A vehicle used to transport floral tributes. Usually a van.

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Flower Room

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A room in the funeral home for the receiving and caring of floral tributes.

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Flower Racks/Stands

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Wooden or metal stands of varying heights used for putting flowers around the casket.

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Funeral

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The rites held at the time of disposition of human remains. Rites with body present.

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Funeral Arrangements

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Funeral directors conference with the family for the purpose of completing financial and service details.

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Funeral Director

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An individual licensed by a state to prepare dead human remains. Person who conducts the funeral service.

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Funeral Mass/Mass of Christian Burial/Mass of the Dead

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Old term for Catholic funeral service

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Funeral Home/Mortuary

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A building used for the purpose embalming, conducting funerals, and supplying funeral merchandise.

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Funeral Liturgy

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The proper name for the Catholic Funeral Mass.

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Funeral Service

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The profession which deals with the handling of dead human bodies. Conducted after death, before burial.

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Funeral Rite

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An all inclusive term used to encompass all funeral and/or memorial services.

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Gatehouse

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A building at the main entrance to a cemetery that is controlled by a gate.

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General Price List

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An itemized list of funeral goods and services.

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Genuflect

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The act of bending the right knee in an act of humility.

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Grave

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An excavation in, the earth as place or interment.

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Grave Liner

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A non sealing container made of concrete, metal, or wood. Casket is placed inside this to protect from elements. State law does not normally require this.

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Grave Marker

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Helps to identify the occupant of a particular grave. Headstone.

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Exedra

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A memorial bench.

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Grief

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An emotion. Mourning.

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Hearse

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Vehicle specially designed to transport casketed remains.

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Heir

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One who inherits property by law from the deceased person.

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Holographic Will

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Document in written handwriting from the deceased.

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Honorarium

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Honorary payment for professional services.

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Hospice

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Treats the terminally ill

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Humanistic Funeral Rite

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Funeral rite that is devoid of religiousness.

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Icon

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A holy picture, found in churches.

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Immurement

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To entomb in the walls.

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Indigent

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One lacking the necessities of life.

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Informant

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One who supplies the data concerning the dead.

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Inquest

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An official examination before a jury to determine the case of death.

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Inter/Inhume

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To bury in the gound.

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Inhumist

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One who prefer to bury the dead instead of cremate.

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Interment

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The act of placing a dead body in the ground.

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International Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards

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Organization of licensing agencies in North America. Responsible for licensing exam.

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Intestate

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To die leaving no valid will

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Inurnment

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The act of placing Cremains in an urn.

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Kin

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Ones relative. Referring to blood relationship.

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Last Rites

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Christian sacrament or ritual performed for dying person.

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Lead Car

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Funeral director and clergy ride. Leads the procession to the church/cemetery.

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Lectern

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A desk designed for the delivery of a sermon, lecture or speech.

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Legacy

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A gift of personal property by will.

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Legatee

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One who inherits personal property under a will.

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License

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Authorization granting permission to perform duties which, without such permission, would be illegal.

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Lot

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A space set aside in a cemetery for several grave space.

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Lowering Device

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Mechanism used for lowering the casket into the grave.

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Lych

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Old English term meaning “body”. Either living or dead.

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Malpractice

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Improper professional act or treatment by a professional person.

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Mass

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Sequence of prayers and ceremonies of the Roman Catholic Church.

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Memorial

Bronze

Upright

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Commonly known as a marker, monument, or tombstone.

Bronze-typically flat.

U

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Memorial Folder/Service Folder

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A folder handed to the friends at the funeral. Giving details about deceased and funeral.

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Memorial Park

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Contains sections dedicated in memorium. Only flat markers are used.

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Memorial Service

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Religious service conducted in memory of the deceased. No remains being present.

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Morbid

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Of or relating to disease, gruesome.

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Morbidity Rate

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The rate of illness of a population.

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Morgue

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A place to which remains are moved to pending identification by relatives.

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Mortality Rate

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The rate of death of a population.

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Mortician

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A funeral director or embalmer.

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Mortuary

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Synonym for funeral home. Building for the caring of the dead.

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Mortuary Science

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The part of the funeral service profession dealing with the proper preparation of the body for final disposition.

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Mourner

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One who is present at the funeral out of affection for the deceased.

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Mourning

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An adjustment process which expresses grief/sorrow.

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Mutes

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Professional mourners in Victorian funerals.

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Narthex

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The entryway to the church proper.

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National Association of Colleges of Mortuary Science

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Privately sponsored schools with the goal of advancement of mortuary science.

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National Board Examination

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Examination given that is recognized by more than one state.

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National Foundation of Funeral Service

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Educational trust to advance the education of the profession.

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National Funeral Directors Association

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Oldest and largest funeral directors organization in the world. Provides education, info, products, services, to help members enhance the quality of services to families.

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National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association

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Established to represent specific interests of African-American funeral directors.

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Nave

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The main body of the church, where seating is provided.

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Necrobiosis

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Decay or death.

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Necrogenic

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Resulting from corpses.

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Necrogeneous

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Growing on dead tissue

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Necrolatry

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Worshiping corpses

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Necromancy

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Communicating with the dead to predict the future.

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Necrophagia

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Cannibalism.

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Necrophagous

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Feeding on corpses.

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Necrophilia

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Obsession with death. Erotic attraction to corpses.

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Necrophobia

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Fear of the dead.

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Necropolis

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A cemetery, a large expansive one in an ancient city.

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Neomort

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Brain dead bodies kept alive by machines.

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Neurosuspension

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Cryonic preservation of brains, usually still in the head.

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N.F.D.A.

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National Funeral Directors Association

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Niche

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A recess used for the permanent placement of cremains.

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N.S.M.

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Changed name to.. Selected Ind. Fun. Home.

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Nuncupative Will

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An oral statement by a testator, in the presence of witnesses. to be his or her last will and testament.

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Obituary

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A notice of the death of a person.

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Obsequies

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Funeral Rites or burial ceremony.

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Officiant

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One who conducts the religious service.

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Order of the Golden Rule

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Committed to quality services and high standards. Membership is limited to one independently owned funeral home per community.

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Ossuary

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A place where bones are kept. “bone pit”.

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Other Preparation of the Body

A

Cosmetology, hairdressing, restoration.

Dressing and Casketing

Washing and Disinfecting

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Outside Enclosure

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Wood, metal, concrete container casket is placed in for underground burial.

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Pall

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black, purple or white cloth covering placed over the casket. Signifies that in the eyes of god “everyone is equal”.

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Pall Bearers

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Person or group of people who carry the pall.

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Paschal Candle

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A candle placed between the casket and altar during the funeral mass.

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Perpetual Care

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Established trust fund governed by the state that ensures maintenance of cemetery property.

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Personal Representative

A

New term for Executor/executrix and administrator/administratrix.

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Placophobia

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fear of tombstones

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Plot

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Specific area of ground in a cemetery owned by a family or individual. Contains two or more graves.

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Podium

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A platform or stage.

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Polyandrium

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a cemetery, originally for people of great battles.

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Postlude

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Music played at the close of a service.

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Post Mortem

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After death.

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Potters Field

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Piece of ground reserved as a burial place for strangers.

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Prayer Card

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Card usually given out at Catholic visitations. Religious picture, and prayer.

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Pre-Arranged Funeral

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Funeral arrangements made prior to the time of death.

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Pre-Arranged Funeral Trust

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A method by which an individual can prepay their funeral expenses.

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Prefunding

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Same as pre-arrangement. Except the funeral is paid in advance through a trust or life insurance.

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Prelude

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Music played prior to service start.

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Preparation Room

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Portion of the funeral home designed and equipped for embalming dead human bodies.

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Prie Dieu

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A kneeling rail, small desk with a place to kneel and space for prayer book.

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Preparation Table

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An operating table located in the preparation room. Body is placed on this for embalming and dressing.

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Procession

A

Vehicular movement of the funeral from the place where the funeral service was conducted to the cemetery.

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Processional

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The procession at the beginning of the service.

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Psychology

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Scientific study of human behavior.

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Pulverization

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Grinding of bone fragments after cremation, also called processing.

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Purge

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Discharge from the deceased through the mouth, nose, ears of matter from the stomach and intestine. Caused by improper ineffectual embalming, due to the putrefaction.

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Pyre

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A pile of things to burn a corpse on.

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Reader

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One authorized to read the lessons and scriptures in a Christian Science church service.

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Receiving Vault

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A structure designed for the reception and temporary accommodation of bodies which are not to be immediately interred.

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Reception Room

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Portion of the funeral home in which guests or callers are received.

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Recessional

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A procession at the end of a service.

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Register Book

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A book made available by the funeral directors for recording the names of people visiting the funeral home to pay their respects to the deceased.

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Relics

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An object kept for religious reasons.

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Religion

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Pattern of behavior made up of sacred beliefs.

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Reliquary

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Container for holding relics

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Remains

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The body of a deceased person.

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Repose

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to lie in state.

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Reposing Room/Visitation Room

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Specially designed room in the funeral home where the remains lie in state from the time of embalming until the service.

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Restorative Art

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Requiring repair of injuries due to disease or tauma

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Retort

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The burning chamber in a crematory.

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Rubrics

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Stated directions regarding church practices and procedures approved by the church.

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Sanctuary

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The part of the church about the altar. Includes the altar

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Scapular

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A piece of cloth having religious significance. Worn around the neck/over the shoulder.

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Sect

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A body of persons distinguished by faith from other bodies adhering to the same general system.

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Sepulcher

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“a burial place”

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Service Car/Utility Vehicle

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Utilized to transport chairs, church trucks, flower stands, shipping cases.

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Service Room

A

Funeral services are conducted in this room.

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Sexton

A

One who cares for a church or cemetary.

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Shelter House

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Added for beautiful cemetery landscaping. Has a roof, contains seats, benches.

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Ship in

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Funeral director receives a body from another funeral director.

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Ship Out

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A situation where the deceased is transferred to another funeral home.

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Shipping Case

A

Container in which casket is placed for shipment.

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Shroud

A

Clothing for the dead.

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SIFH

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Selected Independent Funeral Homes.

Independent, locally owned funeral homes. Better serve families is the goal.

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Sin Eaters

A

Eat ritual foods to help the dead out of purgatory.

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Slip Coffins

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Coffins with floors that can come off, leaving the body behind, so they can be used again.

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Speaker

A

One who officiates at a Mormon funeral service.

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Spiritual Bouquet Cards

A

Documents similar to Mass cards.

Prayer Card

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Still born

A

Infant dead at birth

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Suicide

A

Deliberate and intentional destruction of one’s own life by a person

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Survivor

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The persons outliving the deceased, immediate family.

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Suttee

A

Tradition of self sacrifice at the death of a spouse (normally husband) formerly found in India. It’s illegal today.

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Testate

A

Having made and left a valid will.

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Testator/testatrix

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A man/woman who made a will or testament.

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Thanatology

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The study of death.

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Thanatomimesis

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Pretending to be dead.

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Taphephobia

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Fear of being buried alive.

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Taphophile

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One who love cemeteries, funerals, and the trappings of death.

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Tomb

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General term for designating all places of disposition.

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Trade Embalmer

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Licensed embalmer who is not employed by one specific funeral home, but does the embalming.

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Traditional Funeral Rites

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Funeral rites that follow a ritual or ceremony. Influenced by religious beliefs.

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Transepts

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The wings of the main part of a church.

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Transfer Case

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Sealed case in which the body is placed for shipment and may be reused again.

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Undertaker

A

applied to a funeral director/embalmer.

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University Mortuary Science Education Association

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Organization of college and university based funeral service programs.

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Urn

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A vase holding cremated remains.

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Vault

A

Outer container that houses a casket in the ground. Has a top seal. Protects from elements.

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Vestments

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Ritual garment of the clergy.

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Vigil

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A lookout or “watch” for the dead. kept an eye on the deceased night before services.

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Visitation

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A scheduled visit. Body is present.

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Vital Statistics

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The collection and interpretation of birth, marriage, divorce, sickness, and death.

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Vivisepul Ture

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Burial Alive

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Wake

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Irish practice of watching the body by candlelight the night before the funeral. Making sure deceased is actually dead.

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Widow/Widower

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Loss of a spouse by death.

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Winding Sheet

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A sheet to the hold body before funeral, tied at both ends, exposing at the head.

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