单词 | funeral honours |
释义 | > as lemmasfuneral honours funeral honours n. (also funeral honour) the observances of respect usual at a funeral; cf. last honours n. at last adv., adj., and n.4 Compounds. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > obsequies > [noun] officec1300 exequy1382 obsequyc1385 exequy1389 mortuaryc1450 funeral1513 obit1525 funeral honoursa1535 last offices1535 justments1648 pompe funèbre1934 a1535 T. More Hist. Richard III in Wks. (1557) 35/1 This noble Prince..with greate funerall honoure..was entered at Windesor. ?1571 tr. G. Buchanan Detectioun Marie Quene of Scottes sig. E.ijv Sodenly, without any funerall honor, in the night tyme, by commoun carriers of dead bodies, vpon a vile beere, she causit hym to be buryed hard by Dauid Rizo. 1621 P. Scot Table-bk. for Princes xxv. 209 Let such Critickes who condemne mourning sermons, and funeral honours to the praise of the faithfull departed; consider that ignorance or singularity is the mother of their errour. 1757 tr. J. G. Keyssler Trav. II. 315 They were equal as to fame and funeral honours. 1916 Unpopular Rev. Oct. 441 Denunciation of authorities who permit, in tradition, true blue British tars to do funeral honor to the commander of an enemy's warship. 1944 Times 8 May 3/4 The decree..ordered funeral honours corresponding to that accorded a lieutenant-general. 2006 J. Lynch Simón Bolívar xii. 300 Amidst exuberant funeral honours the body was followed in procession by leaders of the government. < as lemmas |
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