Funeral And Mourning Vocabulary

noun a mournful song, piece of music, or poem, especially one performed at a funeral

• The mourners sang a solemn dirge at the funeral.
• The sad music playing at the memorial service sounded like a dirge.
• The song they played at the end of the movie was a total dirge.
• The slow decline of the company was like a dirge for its employees.

adjective relating to a funeral or mournful occasion

• The atmosphere at the funeral was undeniably funereal, with mourners dressed in black and somber expressions.
• The mood in the room was so funereal that even a joke couldn't lighten the mood.
• The vibe at the cemetery was straight up funereal, man.
• The end of the era marked a funereal moment for the company, as they said goodbye to their long-time CEO.

noun any musical service, hymn, or dirge for the repose of the dead

• The requiem mass was a solemn and beautiful tribute to the deceased.
• I heard they're playing a requiem at the concert tonight.
• I'm not really into requiem music, it's too depressing for me.
• The end of the era marked a requiem for the old ways of doing things.

adjective of or relating to a tomb or sepulcher; funereal or gloomy

• The sepulchral atmosphere of the ancient tomb was filled with a sense of solemnity.
• The old cemetery had a really creepy, sepulchral vibe to it.
• I ain't going near that sepulchral place, it gives me the heebie-jeebies.
• The sepulchral silence in the room indicated that something was terribly wrong.