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sky burial vs funeral

funeral vs sky burial

sky burial and funeral both are nouns.

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

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