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an establishment where the dead are prepared for burial or cremation, where the body may be viewed, and where funeral services are sometimes held.

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Also called funeral chapel, funeral church, funeral parlor, funeral residence, mortuary.

Origin of funeral home

An Americanism dating back to 1935–40

Words nearby funeral home

Fundy, funemployed, Fünen, funeral, funeral director, funeral home, funeralize, funeral parlour, funeral pie, funerary, funereal

How to use funeral home in a sentence

Increasingly, funeral homes are part of larger chains and corporate entities — along with every other element of the business, from caskets to gravestones.
How to Be Better at Death (Ep. 450)|Maria Konnikova|February 4, 2021|Freakonomics
Even the funeral home itself can function as a different sort of entity than the one it’s become.
How to Be Better at Death (Ep. 450)|Maria Konnikova|February 4, 2021|Freakonomics
I can see why people are drawn to that, especially if they live in Southern California, where my funeral home is.
How to Be Better at Death (Ep. 450)|Maria Konnikova|February 4, 2021|Freakonomics
There’s one image in there of a funeral home in New Jersey with the spaced out chairs that seemed so bleak to me.
“We’ve Let the Worst Happen”: Reflecting on 400,000 Dead|by Logan Jaffe|January 23, 2021|ProPublica

While it was rare, the funeral home had held some in-person memorial services, where guests wore masks and were required to socially distance, following county health guidelines.
‘I said goodbye to my sister through a computer screen’|Holly Bailey|January 2, 2021|Washington Post
The auction house procured the coffin through a Dallas funeral home.
Bid on CIA’s Osama Action Figure, Lewinsky's Lingerie, and More at This L.A. Auction House|Asawin Suebsaeng|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In The Lay of the Land, Frank met with a failing octogenarian friend and visited a funeral home—and regretted both.
Richard Ford’s Artful Survivalist Guide: The Return of Frank Bascombe|Tom LeClair|November 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There are technical difficulties at the funeral home and things go awry.
Cremains of the Day|Jessica Ferri|October 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Joel said, “The only time the anger is deeper, more genuine for Walter is at the funeral home.”
The Stacks: The Day ‘The Big Lebowski’ Came to Life|Alex Belth|July 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The other funeral home is not in operation because it is behind the gargantuan fence and considered part of the red zone.
‘It Was Like Hiroshima’: A Tour Through the Quebec Town Destroyed by a Runaway Train|Christine Pelisek|July 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And the chief of police and Mr. Gregory said, "Well, it would be better to wait until he was at the funeral home and fixed up."
Warren Commission (1 of 26): Hearings Vol. I (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Another person came up, and we also referred him to Poe, that told us the man had run over into the funeral home parking lot.
Warren Commission (7 of 26): Hearings Vol. VII (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

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