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noun - a decorated bier on which a coffin rests in state during a funeral
A decorated platform or framework on which a coffin rests in state during a funeral.
A coffin-shaped structure draped with a pall, used to represent the corpse at a requiem Mass celebrated after the burial.
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| Decorated bier |
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| Aug 15 2009 The Telegraph - Quick |
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| a decorated wooden framework supporting the coffin of a distinguished person during a funeral or while lying in state. |
| a decorated bier on which a coffin rests in state during a funeral |
| A decorated wooden framework supporting the coffin of a distinguished person during a funeral or while lying in state. |
| A decorated platform or framework on which a coffin rests in state during a funeral. |
| Roman Catholic Church A coffin-shaped structure draped with a pall, used to represent the corpse at a requiem Mass celebrated after the burial. |
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| A catafalque is a raised bier, box, or similar platform, often movable, that is used to support the casket, coffin, or body of the deceased during a Christian funeral or memorial service. Following a Roman Catholic Requiem Mass, a catafalque may be used to stand in place of the body at the absolution of the dead or used during Masses of the Dead and All Souls' Day.According to Peter Stanford, the term originates from the Italian catafalco, which means scaffolding. However, the Oxford English Dictionary says the word is "[o]f unknown derivation; even the original form is uncertain; French pointing to -fald- or -falt-, Italian to -falc-, Spanish to -fals." The most notable Italian catafalque was the one designed for Michelangelo by his fellow artists in 1564. An elaborate and highly decorated roofed surround for a catafalque, common for grand funerals of the Baroque era, may be called a castrum doloris. |