funeral celebrant

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funeral celebrant

noun funeral celebrants

  1. A person who conducts funerals, memorial services, and similar ceremonies, but who is not a funeral director or a member of the clergy. Marian Barnes pioneered the celebrant funeral alternative in this country in 1979 (a funeral celebrant replaces the priest or funeral director in facilitating a funeral or memorial service) and has now written a book which discusses funeral practices and provides self-help information on planning a

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@misc{funeral_celebrant_2026,
  title = {funeral celebrant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/funeral%20celebrant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}