Funeral Director Glossary Exam Questions and Answers Already Passed
Acknowledgement Cards - Answers cards of recognition sent to friends for kindness shown to a
deceased's family.
Acolyte - Answers an altar attendant
Adaptive Funeral Rite - Answers a funeral rite that is adjusted to the needs and wants of those directly
involved; one which has been altered to suit the trends of the times.
Aftercare (Post-Funeral Follow Up) - Answers those appropriate and helpful acts of counseling that come
after the funeral.
Allah - Answers in the Islam faith, the name of God
Altar - Answers an elevated place or structure on which sacrifices are offered or at which religious rites
are performed in the Christian faith, a table on which the Eucharist or Holy Communion is offered.
Alternative Container - Answers an unfinished wood box or other non-metal receptacle or enclosure,
without ornamentation or a fixed interior lining, which is designed for the encasement of human
remains and which is made of fiberboard, pressed-wood, composition materials (with or without an
outside covering) or like materials.
Archbishop - Answers in the Roman Catholic faith, the head of an archdiocese.
Aron - Answers Hebrew word meaning container; a casket made entirely of wood, containing no metal
parts.
Arrangements Conference - Answers the meeting between the funeral director and the client family
during which the funeral arrangements are discussed.
Artificial Grass - Answers an imitation of grass made in mat form and used at the cemetery to cover the
eath around the grave.
At-Need Counseling - Answers counseling with the family as the select the services and items of
merchandise in completing arrangements for the funeral service of their choice when a death has
occurred.
Bishop - Answers leader of multiple chuches in a particular denomination; in the Roman Catholic faith,
the head of a diocese; in the LDS(Mormon). Bishop of the ward is leader of a single church
Bishop of the Ward - Answers LDS Mormon - leader of a single shurch
Bonze - Answers the name of the Buddhist priest
, Book of Dates - Answers a term used in the Buddhist faith to describe a calendar that is used to
determine an accurate time for casketing the body.
Brother - Answers in the Roman Catholic faith, a man who is a member of a religious order without
being ordained or while preparing for ordination.
Brotherhood - Answers relating to a social organization
Burial - Answers see interment and Inhumement/Imhumation
Burial-Transit Permit - Answers Disposition Permit - a legal document, issued by a governmental agency,
authorizing transportation and/or disposition of a dead human body.
Calling Hours - Answers visitation/Visiting Hours
Canopy - Answers Cemetery Tent - a portable shelter used to cover the grave area during the committal
Cantor - Answers a religious singer who assists the clergy; assists the Rabbi in the Jewish faith; assists the
Priests in the Easter Orthodox faith
Cardinal - Answers in the Roman Catholic faith, a dignity conferred upon Bishops making them Princes of
the Church
Cash Advance - Answers Cash advance items may include, but are not limited to: cemetery or crematory
services, pallbearers, public transportation, clergy honoraria, flowers, musicians or singers, nurses,
obituary notices, gratuities, and death certificates; sometimes called an accommodation or cash
disbursement
Casketbearer - Answers Pallbearer - one who actively bears or carries the casket during the funeral
service and at the committal service.
Celebrant - Answers the officiant who celebrates the Mass in the Roman Catholic Church
Cemetery - Answers an area of ground set aside and dedicated for the final disposition of dead human
bodies
Cemetery Tent - Answers Canopy - a portable shelter used to cover the grave area during the committal
Certified Copy of a Death Certificate - Answers a legal copy of the original death certificate
Chancel - Answers the portion of the church surrounding the altar, usually enclosing the clergy; area
behind the altar or communion rail.
Chapel - Answers a building or designated area of a building in which services are conducted.
Chaplain - Answers a person chosen to conduct religious exercises for the military, the chapel of an
institution or a fraternal organization.
Acknowledgement Cards - Answers cards of recognition sent to friends for kindness shown to a
deceased's family.
Acolyte - Answers an altar attendant
Adaptive Funeral Rite - Answers a funeral rite that is adjusted to the needs and wants of those directly
involved; one which has been altered to suit the trends of the times.
Aftercare (Post-Funeral Follow Up) - Answers those appropriate and helpful acts of counseling that come
after the funeral.
Allah - Answers in the Islam faith, the name of God
Altar - Answers an elevated place or structure on which sacrifices are offered or at which religious rites
are performed in the Christian faith, a table on which the Eucharist or Holy Communion is offered.
Alternative Container - Answers an unfinished wood box or other non-metal receptacle or enclosure,
without ornamentation or a fixed interior lining, which is designed for the encasement of human
remains and which is made of fiberboard, pressed-wood, composition materials (with or without an
outside covering) or like materials.
Archbishop - Answers in the Roman Catholic faith, the head of an archdiocese.
Aron - Answers Hebrew word meaning container; a casket made entirely of wood, containing no metal
parts.
Arrangements Conference - Answers the meeting between the funeral director and the client family
during which the funeral arrangements are discussed.
Artificial Grass - Answers an imitation of grass made in mat form and used at the cemetery to cover the
eath around the grave.
At-Need Counseling - Answers counseling with the family as the select the services and items of
merchandise in completing arrangements for the funeral service of their choice when a death has
occurred.
Bishop - Answers leader of multiple chuches in a particular denomination; in the Roman Catholic faith,
the head of a diocese; in the LDS(Mormon). Bishop of the ward is leader of a single church
Bishop of the Ward - Answers LDS Mormon - leader of a single shurch
Bonze - Answers the name of the Buddhist priest
, Book of Dates - Answers a term used in the Buddhist faith to describe a calendar that is used to
determine an accurate time for casketing the body.
Brother - Answers in the Roman Catholic faith, a man who is a member of a religious order without
being ordained or while preparing for ordination.
Brotherhood - Answers relating to a social organization
Burial - Answers see interment and Inhumement/Imhumation
Burial-Transit Permit - Answers Disposition Permit - a legal document, issued by a governmental agency,
authorizing transportation and/or disposition of a dead human body.
Calling Hours - Answers visitation/Visiting Hours
Canopy - Answers Cemetery Tent - a portable shelter used to cover the grave area during the committal
Cantor - Answers a religious singer who assists the clergy; assists the Rabbi in the Jewish faith; assists the
Priests in the Easter Orthodox faith
Cardinal - Answers in the Roman Catholic faith, a dignity conferred upon Bishops making them Princes of
the Church
Cash Advance - Answers Cash advance items may include, but are not limited to: cemetery or crematory
services, pallbearers, public transportation, clergy honoraria, flowers, musicians or singers, nurses,
obituary notices, gratuities, and death certificates; sometimes called an accommodation or cash
disbursement
Casketbearer - Answers Pallbearer - one who actively bears or carries the casket during the funeral
service and at the committal service.
Celebrant - Answers the officiant who celebrates the Mass in the Roman Catholic Church
Cemetery - Answers an area of ground set aside and dedicated for the final disposition of dead human
bodies
Cemetery Tent - Answers Canopy - a portable shelter used to cover the grave area during the committal
Certified Copy of a Death Certificate - Answers a legal copy of the original death certificate
Chancel - Answers the portion of the church surrounding the altar, usually enclosing the clergy; area
behind the altar or communion rail.
Chapel - Answers a building or designated area of a building in which services are conducted.
Chaplain - Answers a person chosen to conduct religious exercises for the military, the chapel of an
institution or a fraternal organization.
