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acknowledgement cards - Answer Cards of recognition sent to family and friends for kindness
shown to a deceased's family.
Acolyte - Answer an altar attendant
Adaptive funeral rite - Answer A funeral that is adjusted to the needs and wants of those
directly involved; one which has been altered to suit the trends of current times.
Aftercare (Post funeral follow-up) - Answer Those appropriate and helpful acts of counseling
that come after the funeral.
Allah - Answer In the Islam faith, the name for God.
Altar - Answer 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 - Answer 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.
Apostille - Answer Certification/legalization of a document for international use (under terms
of the 1961 Hague Convention)
Archbishop - Answer In the Roman Catholic faith, the head of an archdiocese
Aron - Answer Hebrew meaning container; a casket made entirely of wood with no metal
parts.
,Artificial grass - Answer An imitation of grass made in mat form and used at the cemetery to
cover the earth above the grave.
At-need counseling - Answer Counseling with the family as they select the services and items
of merchandise in completing arrangements for the funeral service of their choice when a death
has occurred.
Bishop - Answer Leader of multiple churches in a particular denomination; in the Roman
Catholic faith, the head of a diocese; in the LDS (Mormon) church, Bishop of the ward is leader
of a single church.
Bonze - Answer The name of a Buddhist priest.
Book of Dates - Answer A term used in the Buddhist faith to describe a calendar used to
determine an accurate time for casketing the body.
Brother - Answer In the Roman Catholic faith, a man who is a member of a religious order
without being ordained or while preparing for ordination.
Brotherhood - Answer relating to a social organization
Burial-Transit Permit (Disposition Permit) - Answer A legal document, issued by a
governmental agency, authorizing transportation and/or disposition of a dead human body.
Canopy (Cemetery Tent) - Answer A portable shelter used to cover the grave area during the
committal.
Cantor - Answer A religious singer who assists the clergy; assists the Rabbi in the Jewish faith;
assists the Priest in the Eastern Orthodox faith.
Cardinal - Answer In the Roman Catholic faith, dignity conferred upon Bishops making them
princes of the Church.
Cash Advance - Answer Cash advance items may include, but are not limited to: cemetery or
crematory services, pallbearers, public transportation, clergy honoraria, flowers, musicians or
,Celebrant - Answer The officiant who celebrates the Mass in the Roman Catholic Church.
Cemetery - Answer an area of ground set aside and dedicated for the final disposition of dead
human bodies
Certified copy of a death certificate - Answer A legal copy of the original death certificate
Chancel - Answer The portion of the church surrounding the altar, usually enclosing the clergy;
area behind the altar or communion rail.
Chapel - Answer A building or designated area of a building in which services are conducted.
Chaplain - Answer A person chosen to conduct religious exercises for the military, the chapel
of an institution, or a fraternal organization.
Chevrah Kadisha - Answer Hebrew phrase meaning "Holy Society", a group of men or women
from the synagogue who care for the dead; they may be referred to by laymen as the "washers"
in the past, took care of all funeral arrangements and preparation for Jewish funerals.
Christian Burial Certificate (Christian Burial Permit, Priest Lines) - Answer A letter or form from
a priest stating the eligibility of the deceased for burial in a Roman Catholic Cemetery.
Columbarium - Answer A structure, room, or space in a mausoleum or other building
containing niches or recesses used to hold cremated remains.
Committal service - Answer That portion of the funeral that is conducted at the place of
disposition of dead human bodies.
Common carrier - Answer Any carrier required by law to convey passengers or freight without
refusal if the approved fare or charge is paid (airline, train, etc.)
Contemporary funeral rite - Answer Funeral observances that reflect present day (modern)
influences in lieu of (or in addition to or as part of) the traditional ceremonies.
, Cot - Answer A portable stretcher commonly employed in an ambulance or transfer vehicle for
the moving of the sick, injured or deceased.
Cremated Remains - Answer The result of the reduction of a dead human body to organic
bone fragments by intense heat.
Cremation - Answer The reduction of a dead human body to inorganic bone fragments by
intense heat in a specifically designed retort.
Crematory (Crematorium) - Answer A furnace or retort for cremation get dead human bodies;
a building that houses a retort.
Cross - Answer A religious emblem consisting of two plain bars the intersect at right angles to
each other.
Crucifier/Crossbearer - Answer One who carries the crucifix/cross during an ecclesiastical
procession.
Crucifix - Answer a representation of a cross with a figure of Jesus Christ on it
Crypt - Answer A chamber in a mausoleum, generally used to contain the casketed remains of
a deceased person.
Deacon - Answer A subordinate officer in a Christian church.
death certificate - Answer A legal document containing vital statistics, disposition, and the
final medical information pertaining to the deceased.
Death notice - Answer A classified notice publicizing the death of a person and giving those
details of the funeral service that the survivors wish to have published.
Deceased - Answer A dead human body