exequial
Definitions
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- adjective Pertaining to funerals; funereal.
Examples
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An exequial Mass is one that is celebrated on the occasion of the obsequies (exequiæ) of a person, before the burial.
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The exequial Mass should not interfere with the Divine Office on feasts, i.e., with the sacred functions which a parish priest should perform in behalf of his people.
Note
The word 'exequial' comes ultimately from a Latin word meanin 'train of followers'.
