funeraln.[LL. funeralia, prop. neut. pl. of funeralis of a funeral, fr. L. funus, funeris, funeral: cf. F. funrailles.]1. The solemn rites used in the disposition of a dead human body, whether such disposition be by interment, burning, or otherwise; esp., the ceremony or solemnization of interment; obsequies; burial; -- formerly used in the plural.()King James his funerals were performed very solemnly in the collegiate church at Westminster. (Euller.)2. The procession attending the burial of the dead; the show and accompaniments of an interment.(Pope.)3. A funeral sermon; -- usually in the plural.()Mr. Giles Lawrence preached his funerals. (South.)a.[LL. funeralis. See Funeral, n.] Pertaining to a funeral; used at the interment of the dead; as, funeral rites, honors, or ceremonies.(Shak.)Funeral pile or Funeral pyre, a structure of combustible material, upon which a dead body is placed to be reduced to ashes, as part of a funeral rite; a pyre.()(Sir T. Browne.)