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funeral vs sky burial

sky burial vs funeral

funeral and sky burial both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
funeral Yes No No No
sky burial Yes No No No
As nouns, sky burial is a hyponym of funeral; that is, sky burial is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than funeral:
  • funeral: a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
  • sky burial: a traditional Tibetan funeral ritual in which the corpse is exposed to the open air to be eaten by sacred vultures
Other hyponyms of funeral include burial, entombment, inhumation, interment, sepulture.
funeral (noun) sky burial (noun)
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated a traditional Tibetan funeral ritual in which the corpse is exposed to the open air to be eaten by sacred vultures
Difference between funeral and sky burial

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