"funeral celebrant" meaning in All languages combined

See funeral celebrant on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: funeral celebrants [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} funeral celebrant (plural 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.
    Sense id: en-funeral_celebrant-en-noun-ZpeEIjEo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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