Funeral glossary: the words you will hear
Eighty-four terms that come up when someone dies, in the UK or abroad, each explained on a page of its own. If a word you have been given is not here, ask us and we will explain it.
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Care before the funeral
Funeral and cremationCertificate for burial or cremation (green form)
Death adminCertified translation
RepatriationChapel of rest
Funeral and cremationCoffin and casket
Funeral and cremationCommittal
Funeral and cremationCompassionate leave (bereavement leave)
GriefComplicated grief (prolonged grief disorder)
GriefCondolences
Funeral and cremationCoroner
Death adminCremation
Funeral and cremationCremation ceremony
Funeral and cremationCrematorium
Funeral and cremation
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Nigeria
Jamaica
Romania
Bulgaria
Slovakia
France
Germany
Hungary
