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last rites

last rites


plural noun 
Definition:
 
1. Roman Catholic ceremony for somebody dying: in the Roman Catholic Church, religious rites performed for somebody who is close to death

2. religious burial rites: in Christianity, religious rites accompanying a burial or funeral

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