And after he rose up from the funeral obsequies, he spoke to the children of Heth, saying: I am a stranger and sojourner among you: give me the right of a burying place with you, that I may bury my dead.
Source: tatoeba (7867652)
Obsequies
//ˈɔbsɪ.kwiːz//
Synonyms for "obsequies" (10 found)
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Closest matches (2)
Strong matches (3)
Related words (5)
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Translations
8 translations across 7 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- погребение noun (funeral rites)
French
1 entries- obsèques noun (funeral rites)
Hungarian
1 entries- gyászszertartás noun (funeral rites)
Irish
1 entries- cluiche caointe noun (funeral rites)
Māori
1 entries- tangihanga noun (funeral rites)
Russian
2 entries- по́хороны noun (funeral rites)
- погребе́ние noun (funeral rites)
Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- pogrebni obred noun (funeral rites)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
The inmates of the two monasteries celebrated her obsequies with all the solemnity due to their abbess and foundress, and with the recollection due to her sanctity.
Source: tatoeba (11518169)
A murmur of astonishment ran through the chapel. It was hushed instantly, for, at a sign from Lord Avonleigh, the coffin was carried into the vault; and again the voice of the priest was the only sound, breathing the last and solemn benediction of the mournful obsequies.
Source: wiktionary
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