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Catafalque

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Noun

1. catafalque

a decorated bier on which a coffin rests in state during a funeral

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Catafalque

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noun
a temporary raised platform on which a body lies in state before or during a funeral

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Catafalque

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noun
1. 
a wooden framework, usually draped, on which the body in a coffin lies in state during an elaborate funeral
2.  Roman Catholic Church
a coffinlike structure used to represent the dead at a requiem Mass after the actual burial

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Catafalque

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n.
1. A decorated platform or framework on which a coffin rests in state during a funeral.
2. Roman Catholic Church A coffin-shaped structure draped with a pall, used to represent the corpse at a Requiem Mass celebrated after the burial.

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