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Definitions for Exequies

[1] Usually exequies. funeral rites or ceremonies; obsequies.
[2] a funeral procession.
[3] the rites and ceremonies used at funerals

Words related to Exequies

exequyfuneral, interment, burial, cremation, entombment, deposition, sepulture, inhumation, requiem, planting, obit, services, obsequies, viaticum

Words nearby Exequies

exequyexenterate, exenteration, exenteritis, exequatur, exequies, exequy, exercise, exercise ball, exercise bicycle, exercise bike, exercise book

Origin of Exequies

y1350–1400; Middle English exequies (plural) < Medieval Latin, Latin exequiae literally, train of followers, equivalent to ex- ex-1 + sequ(ī ) to follow) + -iae, feminine plural noun suffix

Other words from Exequies

ex·e·qui·al [ek-see -kwee-uh  l] /ɛkˈsi kwi əl/ , adjective

Word origin for Exequies

C14: from Latin exequiae (plural) funeral procession, rites, from exequī to follow to the end, from sequī to follow

Synonyms for Exequies

burial service, extreme unction, funeral ceremony, funeral rites, funeral service, last duty, last honors, last offices, memorial service, obsequies, sacrament of the sick, viaticum, visitation of the sick