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a religious ceremony or ritual performed for a person who is near death or has recently died
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The priest administered the last rites to the dying patient in the hospital.
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The family gathered around to say their final goodbyes before the last rites were performed.
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I heard they called in the priest to do the last rites for that poor guy who got in the accident.
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As the company went bankrupt, it felt like they were performing the last rites on their once thriving business.