obsequy (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *obsequy*:
NOUN	event	obsequy, funeral	a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated

English > *obsequy*: 1 sense > noun 1, event
Meaning	A ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated.
Synonym	funeral
Narrower	burial, entombment, inhumation, interment, sepulture	The ritual placing of a corpse in a grave
Narrower	sky burial	A traditional Tibetan funeral ritual in which the corpse is exposed to the open air to be eaten by sacred vultures
Broader	ceremony, ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, observance	A formal event performed on a special occasion
Spanish	entierro, funeral
Catalan	fúnebre, funeral

HyperDic: obsequy