condolence
81condolences — formal declaration of sympathy, 1670s, pl. of CONDOLENCE (Cf. condolence). Reason for the plural is unclear; earliest references are to expressions from groups of persons; perhaps the habit stuck …
82pity — [pit′ē] n. pl. pities [ME pite < OFr pitet < L pietas: see PIETY] 1. sorrow felt for another s suffering or misfortune; compassion; sympathy 2. the ability to feel such compassion 3. a cause for sorrow or regret vt., vi. pitied, pitying [ …
83EUTHANASIA — EUTHANASIA, term denoting the action of inducing gentle and easy death, first used by the British moral historian W.E.H. Lecky in 1869. Among advocates of this measure to terminate the life of sufferers from incurable or painful disease are many… …
84Compassion — Com*pas sion, n. [F., fr. L. compassio, fr. compati to have compassion; com + pati to bear, suffer. See {Patient}.] Literally, suffering with another; a sensation of sorrow excited by the distress or misfortunes of another; pity; commiseration.… …
85Condolatory — Con*do la*to*ry, a. Expressing condolence. Smart. [1913 Webster] …
86Condolement — Con*dole ment, n. 1. Condolence. A pitiful condolement. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Sorrow; mourning; lamentation. Shak. [1913 Webster] …
87funeral chapel — funeral home fu ner*al home , n. An establishment, usually commercial, where the bodies of dead persons are prepared for viewing before burial or cremation; called also {funeral parlor}, {mortuary}, {funeral chapel} and informally, {undertaker s} …
88funeral home — fu ner*al home , n. An establishment, usually commercial, where the bodies of dead persons are prepared for viewing before burial or cremation; called also {funeral parlor}, {mortuary}, {funeral chapel} and informally, {undertaker s}. The body… …
89funeral parlor — funeral home fu ner*al home , n. An establishment, usually commercial, where the bodies of dead persons are prepared for viewing before burial or cremation; called also {funeral parlor}, {mortuary}, {funeral chapel} and informally, {undertaker s} …
90mortuary — funeral home fu ner*al home , n. An establishment, usually commercial, where the bodies of dead persons are prepared for viewing before burial or cremation; called also {funeral parlor}, {mortuary}, {funeral chapel} and informally, {undertaker s} …
