English → Latin
“funeral rites” in Latin
iūstusjust, righteous; lawful, legal; justified, merited, well-deserved, dueexsequiaefuneral rites; earthly remains, relicset cēteraet cetera, and the rest, and so on: used to note that the rest of a list or piece of information continues in a similar persolvōto release or discharge; to pay, pay out or render; to perform, accomplish, fulfill an obligation or taskperagōto pierce, transfix; to traverse, pass through; to harass, disturb, annoy
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
funeral rites
justa, or justa funebria, or justa exsequiarum (the last, Cic., Legg., 2, 17, 44, the rites prescribed by law or custom): ☞ parentalia = the funeral sacrifice offered to the manes of a parent or other relation; exsequiae, PROP. = the train of mourners, etc. To perform funeral rites to anybody, alicui justa facere (Sall.); alicujus funeri justa solvere (Cic.); justa praestare or persolvere (Curt.), peragere (Plin.). After the performance of the funeral rites, justis funebribus confectis (Caes.): to be deprived of burial and the customary funeral rites, sepultura et justis exsequiarum carere (Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for funeral rites?
- The usual Latin words for “funeral rites” are iūstus, exsequiae, et cētera; also persolvō, peragō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.