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last rites

last rites noun: final treatment of a dead man.

Noun

last rites pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Final treatment of a dead man.
    • [...] withdrawal of the Neath-Brecon passenger service [...] was carried out as scheduled on October 15, when 14 intermediate stations and halts were closed to passengers. [...] Our South Wales correspondent writes that the last rites attracted so many people that a relief had to be run to the 4.10...1962 December, “Talking of Trains: Brecon cuts begin”, in Modern Railways, page 372
    1. (plural, plural-only) The Catholic sacrament of Anointing of the Sick.

last rites meaning in Kannada

last rites in Kannada

ಅಂತಿಮ ಸಂಸ್ಕಾರ

Questions about last rites

What does last rites mean?
Last rites means final treatment of a dead man.
What is last rites in Kannada?
Last rites in Kannada is ಅಂತಿಮ ಸಂಸ್ಕಾರ. See Last rites meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is last rites?
Last rites is a noun.

Words near last rites in the dictionary

  1. last refuge
  2. last refuges
  3. last resort
  4. last resorts
  5. last respects
  6. last rites
  7. last roundup
  8. last roundups
  9. last scattering surface
  10. Last Sermon
  11. last sixteen

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