OBSEQUY Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

obsequy

noun

ˈäb-sə-kwē

Definition of obsequy

as in burial

usually obsequies plural the act or ceremony of putting a dead body in its final resting place the murder victim's father was the chief mourner at the obsequies

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Campbell cautioned that this doesn’t mean that the hundreds of other burials in these areas were also victims of human sacrifice.

— Jack Guy, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026
This particular set of remains—46 crania stored at Cambridge University—came from the Umm el-Qaab cemetery, which contains subsidiary burials presumed to be retainers of deceased First Dynasty rulers.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of burial

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Flynn received credit for 229 days already spent in jail and was ordered to pay $20,000 in restitution for funeral expenses, along with court costs.

— Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Friends, including Muslims, and relatives gathered at the Saint Porphyrius Church in Gaza City to pay their respects during the funeral of the Christian mother and daughter.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026

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One such detail is the prospect of a Gallagher-brothers-style burying of the hatchet for Harry and Prince William.

— Jamie Timson, TheWeek, 21 Aug. 2026
Eaton wildfire survivors’ anger about Southern California Edison’s burying of electric wires in Altadena boiled over Tuesday with residents calling on government officials to temporarily halt the work.

— Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026

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