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Definitions of deceased
  1. noun
    someone who is no longer alive
  2. adjective
    dead
    "he is deceased"
Definition that contains deceased
  • dowager a widow holding property received from her deceased husband
  • cryonics the freezing of a seriously ill or recently deceased person to stop tissues from decomposing; the body is preserved until new medical cures are developed that might bring the person back to life
  • canonization (Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church) the act of admitting a deceased person into the canon of saints
  • beatification (Roman Catholic Church) an act of the Pope who declares that a deceased person lived a holy life and is worthy of public veneration; a first step toward canonization
  • canonisation (Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church) the act of admitting a deceased person into the canon of saints
  • funeral home a mortuary where those who knew the deceased can come to pay their last respects
  • funeral-residence a mortuary where those who knew the deceased can come to pay their last respects
  • estate tax a tax on the estate of the deceased person
  • funeral parlor a mortuary where those who knew the deceased can come to pay their last respects
  • inheritance tax a tax on the estate of the deceased person
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