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"Pop" is English slang for "pawn." A 19th-century working man might tell his family to take his clothes to the pawn shop to pay for his funeral, with his clogs among the most valuable items. Promoted to Glory: Death of a Salvationist: Formal Salvation Army terminology. Pull the plug [2] To kill, or allow to die Euphemism
— Ennio Morricone, Italian composer and conductor (6 July 2020), writing his final obituary before dying in hospital "Help!" [193] — Naya Rivera, American actress, singer and model (8 July 2020). Shortly after jumping into Lake Piru to go swimming with her four-year-old son, she told him to get back onto their boat. She helped him back onto ...
An epitaph (from Ancient Greek ἐπιτάφιος (epitáphios) 'a funeral oration'; from ἐπι-(epi-) 'at, over' and τάφος (táphos) 'tomb') [1] [2] is a short text honoring a deceased person. Strictly speaking, it refers to text that is inscribed on a tombstone or plaque, but it may also be used in a figurative sense.
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The obituary said a tip jar would be available in front of the funeral home, but flowers were acceptable. “We have all done our best to enjoy/weather Robert's antics up to this point, but he is ...
Rest in peace (R.I.P.), [1] a phrase from the Latin requiescat in pace (Ecclesiastical Latin: [rekwiˈeskat in ˈpatʃe]), is sometimes used in traditional Christian services and prayers, such as in the Catholic, [2] Lutheran, [3] Anglican, and Methodist [4] denominations, to wish the soul of a decedent eternal rest and peace.
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A funeral oration or epitaphios logos (Ancient Greek: ἐπιτάφιος λόγος) is a formal speech delivered on the ceremonial occasion of a funeral. Funerary customs comprise the practices used by a culture to remember the dead, from the funeral itself, to various monuments, prayers, and rituals undertaken in their honour.