Hearse
noun
A vehicle for taking a coffin to a funeral.
The hearse carried the coffin from the church to the cemetery.
Often appears as...
- funeral hearse
- horse-drawn hearse
noun
A triangular frame for holding candles, used in Christian worship, specifically in the Anglican tradition.
The hearse in the church was lit with many candles.
Often appears as...
- hearse of candles
- light the hearse
Usage tips
Formal
Religious
noun
A vehicle for taking a coffin to a funeral.
The hearse carried the coffin from the church to the cemetery.
Often appears as...
- funeral hearse
- horse-drawn hearse
noun
A triangular frame for holding candles, used in Christian worship, specifically in the Anglican tradition.
The hearse in the church was lit with many candles.
Often appears as...
- hearse of candles
- light the hearse
Usage tips
Formal
Religious
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Funeral Context
Primarily used in the context of funerals, symbolizes the last journey of someone's life.
Family members followed the hearse to pay their final respects.
Pro Tip 2/3Solemnity
The term often implies a solemn and respectful atmosphere, due to its association with death.
Mourners stood in silence as the hearse arrived.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Variations
Hearses can differ by culture, such as motor vehicles or horse-drawn in some traditions.
In the procession, a horse-drawn hearse added a traditional touch.
Pro Tip 1/3Funeral Context
Primarily used in the context of funerals, symbolizes the last journey of someone's life.
Family members followed the hearse to pay their final respects.
Pro Tip 2/3Solemnity
The term often implies a solemn and respectful atmosphere, due to its association with death.
Mourners stood in silence as the hearse arrived.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Variations
Hearses can differ by culture, such as motor vehicles or horse-drawn in some traditions.
In the procession, a horse-drawn hearse added a traditional touch.
Pro Tip 1/3Funeral Context
Primarily used in the context of funerals, symbolizes the last journey of someone's life.
Family members followed the hearse to pay their final respects.
Pro Tip 2/3Solemnity
The term often implies a solemn and respectful atmosphere, due to its association with death.
Mourners stood in silence as the hearse arrived.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Variations
Hearses can differ by culture, such as motor vehicles or horse-drawn in some traditions.
In the procession, a horse-drawn hearse added a traditional touch.
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What really matters at...
When one of our residents dies, the mortuary men come, and as we're wheeling the body out through the garden, heading for the gate, we pause. Anyone who wants -- fellow residents, family, nurses, volunteers, the hearse drivers too, now --
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Mysteries of vernacular:...
over coffins during funerals as funeral rites developed so did the definition in the 16th century hearse refer to the support for the funeral pour the cloth over a coffee
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Remembering the Vietnam...
the hearse thing to it just had to know that you had to leave a family member behind at that point that moment that second
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What really matters at...
When one of our residents dies, the mortuary men come, and as we're wheeling the body out through the garden, heading for the gate, we pause. Anyone who wants -- fellow residents, family, nurses, volunteers, the hearse drivers too, now --
Video examples
Mysteries of vernacular:...
over coffins during funerals as funeral rites developed so did the definition in the 16th century hearse refer to the support for the funeral pour the cloth over a coffee
Video examples
Remembering the Vietnam...
the hearse thing to it just had to know that you had to leave a family member behind at that point that moment that second
Example 1 of 3
Quote examples
Lucy Dacus
American Musician
I guess the point of that song 'Troublemaker, Doppelganger' is trying to navigate the worth of beauty and if it's hurtful or helpful to value beauty. If it's a curse or a blessing. Is that something really negative and morbid, like the hearse, or is it the limousine - a glamorous symbol of enjoying life?
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Shaffi Mather
Indian Businessman
There is a social stigma attached to ambulance services, mostly because ambulances in India are often used as hearses for carrying the dead rather than transporting patients. We made presentations to graduating students at various healthcare institutes, trying to debunk this myth.
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Charlie Puth
American Musician
I was carrying my friend in his casket to put him in the hearse, and I was thinking, 'I need to write a song for this guy, because he always told me I would have a No. 1 song.
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Craig Kielburger
Canadian Activist
The children of Qunu stood for hours on the side of a brand new stretch of highway as they waited for the hearse carrying Nelson Mandela to come into view.
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Norman Wisdom
English Comedian
Such is life and life is such and after all it isn't much. First a cradle. Then a hearse. It might have been better, but it could have been worse.
Quote examples
Lucy Dacus
American Musician
I guess the point of that song 'Troublemaker, Doppelganger' is trying to navigate the worth of beauty and if it's hurtful or helpful to value beauty. If it's a curse or a blessing. Is that something really negative and morbid, like the hearse, or is it the limousine - a glamorous symbol of enjoying life?
Quote examples
Shaffi Mather
Indian Businessman
There is a social stigma attached to ambulance services, mostly because ambulances in India are often used as hearses for carrying the dead rather than transporting patients. We made presentations to graduating students at various healthcare institutes, trying to debunk this myth.
Quote examples
Charlie Puth
American Musician
I was carrying my friend in his casket to put him in the hearse, and I was thinking, 'I need to write a song for this guy, because he always told me I would have a No. 1 song.
Quote examples
Craig Kielburger
Canadian Activist
The children of Qunu stood for hours on the side of a brand new stretch of highway as they waited for the hearse carrying Nelson Mandela to come into view.
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Norman Wisdom
English Comedian
Such is life and life is such and after all it isn't much. First a cradle. Then a hearse. It might have been better, but it could have been worse.
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