Mors 200 Arts Final - Funeral Directing Vocab 1 Part 2
This deck an honorary title given to a Catholic priest as a mark of distinction and service.
A teacher or ordained leader in the Jewish faith.
Rabbi
Key Terms
A teacher or ordained leader in the Jewish faith.
Rabbi
The term applied to the completing of the service and financial details of the funeral.
Funeral Arrangements
Funeral arrangements made in advance of need that do not include provisions for funding or prepayment.
Pre-Planned Funeral Arrangements
False teeth.
Dentures
All the remains of the cremated human body recovered after the completion of the cremation process, including pulverization, which leaves only bone fragments reduced to unidentifiable dimensions and may possibly include the residue of any foreign matter including casket material, bridgework or eyeglasses that were cremated with the human remains sometimes called cremains.
Cremated Remains
A dead human body.
Deceased
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
A teacher or ordained leader in the Jewish faith. | Rabbi |
The term applied to the completing of the service and financial details of the funeral. | Funeral Arrangements |
Funeral arrangements made in advance of need that do not include provisions for funding or prepayment. | Pre-Planned Funeral Arrangements |
False teeth. | Dentures |
All the remains of the cremated human body recovered after the completion of the cremation process, including pulverization, which leaves only bone fragments reduced to unidentifiable dimensions and may possibly include the residue of any foreign matter including casket material, bridgework or eyeglasses that were cremated with the human remains sometimes called cremains. | Cremated Remains |
A dead human body. | Deceased |
A portable stretcher commonly employed in an ambulance or transfer vehicle for the moving of the sick, injured, or deceased. | Cot |
A cloth of garment in which a dead person is wrapped or dressed for burial. | Shroud |
A funeral rite that is in essence devoid of religious connotation. | Humanistic Funeral |
One who supplies the vital statistic information concerning the deceased. | Informant |
In the Jewish faith, a seven (7) day mourning period. | Shivah |
Vigil service associated with eastern Orthodox funerals. | Parastas (Great Panachida) |
A subordinate officer in a Christian church. | Deacon |
Imitation grass made in mat form and used at the cemetery to cover the earth around the grave. | Artificial Grass |
The Buddhist place of worship. | Pagoda |
The liturgical celebration of the Eucharist in the Roman Catholic Church. | Mass |
The reduction of a dead human body to inorganic bone fragments by intense heat in a specifically designed retort or chamber. | Cremation |
A card with the name of the decedent and a prayer or verse, which may or may not include the dates of birth and death. | Prayer Card |
A federal agency that administers benefits provided by law for veterans of the armed forces. | Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) (Previously known as Veterans Administration) |
In the Buddhist faith, a service performed as part of casketing the body. | Service of Encasketing |
Wings of the main part of the church which may serve as small chapels for baptism, weddings, and even small funeral services. | Transepts |
One where the funeral home guarantees that the services and merchandise will be provided at the time of need for an amount not exceeding the original amount of the contract plus any accruals, regardless of the cost of providing the services and merchandise at the time of the funeral. | Guaranteed Contract |
In the Islam faith; the name for God. | Allah |
A cemetery, or section of a cemetery, with only flush to the ground type markers. | Memorial Park |
An unfinished wood box or other non-metal receptacle or enclosure, without ornamentation or a fixed interior lining, which is designated for the encasement of human remains and which is made of fiberboard, pressed-wood, composition materials (with or without an outside covering) or like materials. | Alternative Container |